CTPL revises oil tanker movement timings

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Jul, 2026) City Traffic Police Lahore (CTPL) has announced new movement timings and designated routes for oil tankers across the provincial capital after reaching an agreement with the Oil Tankers Association aimed at improving road safety, ensuring smooth traffic flow and enhancing public safety.

The agreement was reached during a meeting between Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore Syed Abdul Rehim Shirazi and a delegation led by Chairman Oil Tankers Association Rana Khalid Saeed. The delegation included Association President Muhammad Farooq Warraich, General Secretary Rana Farooq and other representatives.

Under the revised traffic plan, all oil tankers will be prohibited from entering Mall Road, Jail Road and Main Boulevard Gulberg during daytime and will only be allowed to use these roads between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am.

The CTO said oil tankers would also not be allowed to enter or move within Lahore from 7:00 am to 9:00 am, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm and 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, while these restrictions would not apply on Sundays.

He further announced that all heavy traffic would be permitted to operate within the city only between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am, warning that strict legal action under the Motor Vehicles Ordinance and traffic laws would be taken against violators.

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The meeting also decided that oil tankers approaching eastern Lahore from Sheikhupura would use Ring Road and Canal Road as preferred routes to reduce congestion on major city roads and facilitate smoother traffic movement.

Both sides agreed to organise refresher training courses for oil tanker drivers to promote road safety and prevent accidents. The CTO also directed transporters to ensure the installation of dash cameras and front cameras in oil tankers to improve monitoring of driving behaviour, enhance transparency and facilitate accident investigations.

Syed Abdul Rehim Shirazi said the measures were intended to ensure uninterrupted traffic flow, reduce fatal road accidents and protect the lives and property of citizens. He said that public safety remained the CTPL’s top priority and pledged strict, impartial enforcement of traffic laws in collaboration with all stakeholders to establish a safer and more organised traffic system.