Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:59:14 +0500 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:59:14 +0500 60 Peshawar to set up checking points to avoid excessive fare collection https://english.aaj.tv/news/30357212/peshawar-to-set-up-checking-points-to-avoid-excessive-fare-collection <p><strong>Peshawar Division Commissioner Riaz Khan Mehsud directed on Friday the district administrations to establish checking points at bus terminals and entry and exit points of the city to prevent excessive fare collection on the eve of Eidul Fitr.</strong></p> <p>He directed the deputy commissioners of all five districts of Peshawar Division including Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mohmand and Khyber to prevent the collection of fares over the transport fares set by the government.</p> <p>Mehsud said the owners of transport charging more than the official fare should be sent to jail.</p> <p>He issued these orders in light of the instructions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30356519" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The commissioner said that he would visit the city and review the situation. He also issued orders to the regional transport authority secretary to form teams for the purpose.</p> Peshawar Division Commissioner Riaz Khan Mehsud directed on Friday the district administrations to establish checking points at bus terminals and entry and exit points of the city to prevent excessive fare collection on the eve of Eidul Fitr.

He directed the deputy commissioners of all five districts of Peshawar Division including Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mohmand and Khyber to prevent the collection of fares over the transport fares set by the government.

Mehsud said the owners of transport charging more than the official fare should be sent to jail.

He issued these orders in light of the instructions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

The commissioner said that he would visit the city and review the situation. He also issued orders to the regional transport authority secretary to form teams for the purpose.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30357212 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 23:13:01 +0500 none@none.com (APP) Pasengers travel in an overcrowded bus in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 7, 2021. AFP