DCC reviews multi-department crackdown on illegal petrol pumps

SIALKOT, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jun, 2026) A meeting of the District Coordination Committee (DCC) was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Saba Asghar Ali and Brigadier Asim Aziz Kiani, where ongoing enforcement actions across multiple sectors were reviewed in an integrated manner.

According to a spokesperson for the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, the meeting was informed that coordinated operations are being carried out against illegal petrol pumps, organized begging networks, encroachments, drug trafficking, human smuggling, electricity theft, and violations of traffic laws.

The Deputy Commissioner directed that all relevant departments strengthen inter-agency coordination to ensure effective and sustained results, adding that strict action should be taken against networks facilitating illegal mini petrol pumps, including those supplying dispensing equipment.

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She also ordered intensified operations against professional beggars with the support of the Special Branch.

The meeting emphasized that enforcement efforts in all sectors are interconnected and require a unified strategy for better outcomes.

The committee was also briefed on traffic enforcement data from March 16 to June 15, during which 57 road accidents were reported, resulting in 57 deaths—including 38 motorcyclists—and 46 injuries.

During the same period, authorities issued 4,793 challans, including 2,793 for unregistered vehicles, 13,906 motorcyclists for not wearing helmets, 1,161 drivers for not using seat belts, 524 for over-speeding, and 2,017 for one-way violations.