Traffic police have started issuing a traffic challan summon to citizens who still owe digital challan fines, including people who took out a new CNIC or driving licence instead of clearing those dues. Officials said the step targets a large backlog of unpaid cases and confiscated documents.
How unpaid digital challans move to court
Traffic police officials said a digital challan fine doubles if it is not paid within 10 days. After that window, the challan is transferred to the relevant court. That timeline is the core of the new push: once the deadline passes, unpaid cases leave routine recovery and enter the court track.
Officials said many people had stayed away from the courts because the doubled amount made reclaiming confiscated papers feel costly. In response, police will send court summons to everyone who misses the 10-day payment deadline, rather than waiting for drivers to come forward on their own.
Nearly 800,000 cases and what a summons requires
According to police, pending digital challans and confiscated documents now total nearly 800,000. A traffic challan summons, they said, will tell recipients to pay what they owe and collect any seized documents. Officials warned that anyone who still does not pay after receiving a summons will face stricter legal action.
The same account covers people who renewed identity or licence papers without settling older fines. Police framed those cases as part of the unpaid pool, not as an exit from the fine. Clearing the challan remains the path set out in the summons.
What enforcement looks like next
The campaign is enforcement-led: first the short payment window, then a doubled fine and court transfer, then a formal summons, and then stronger legal steps if payment still does not follow. Police did not publish a separate public checklist for online payment or appeals in the material available; the stated instruction on the summons is to pay and recover documents.
Drivers with open digital challans should treat the 10-day clock and any court notice as linked stages of the same process. Leaving a fine unpaid can raise the amount due and bring a court appearance requirement on top of the original violation.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Traffic police ab un logon ko court ka summon bhej rahi hai jin ke digital challan pending hain. Agar 10 din mein challan na bhara jaye to fine double ho jata hai aur case court mein chala jata hai. Police ke mutabiq lagbhag 800,000 challan aur qurq documents abhi pending hain. Summon aaye to challan ada karein aur apne documents wapas lein; ignore karna mazeed qanooni masla bana sakta hai.
