Karachi (Pakistan News) the Traffic Regulation and Citation System (TRACS) has stirred controversy after a five-star hotel was issued a Rs 10,000 e-challan for a vehicle stolen nearly 28 years ago.
According to “The News” The flaw surfaced when a traffic violation was recorded against a car registered in Quetta that happened to share the same registration number as the long-stolen vehicle.
The hotel management said their car was stolen from the parking area near Sharea Faisal way back in May 1997, and the theft was duly registered at the Saddar Police Station.
Despite the vehicle never being recovered, an e-challan for a seatbelt violation recorded at the Hub Toll Plaza was recently issued to the hotel.
Traffic Police confirmed that the vehicle that incurred the penalty is registered in Quetta. According to police, Balochistan’s vehicle registration data is not fully online, which is creating an operational “headache” for the department.
it is necessory to mention here that The Traffic Regulation and Citation System (TRACS) was launched on October 27,2025 aimed at replacing the outdated manual ticketing process with a fully automated e-ticketing , utilising advanced AI-integrated CCTV cameras to detect violations .