ARUP Activities at Lahore

• The 17th Executive Board Meeting was held at Lahore on Sunday 14th September when a number of important road related issues were discussed. Members from all over the country (with the exception of members from Baluchistan) had come to attend the meeting. The President, Mr. Umar Ali Khan Baluch from Multan, the Secretary General, Capt. K. Raffat Zaheer from Karachi and representatives from Islamabad, Faislabad and NWFP were present. Sardar M. Humayun Khan, Joint Secretary (Punjab) was the host of the meeting.
• Capt. K. Raffat Zaheer, Secretary General and Sardar M. Humayun Khan, Joint Secretary (Punjab) had useful meetings with Mr. Sabtain Halim, Secretary, C&W Department (Government of Punjab) when the establishment of the Accident Reporting Centre for the whole of the province was discussed.
• Meetings were also held by both representatives of ARUP with the ADIG (Traffic) Punjab Police and SP Traffic, Lahore. Both meetings related to the establishment of the Accident Reporting Centre that would be the first Research and Development project in Pakistan. Funds are expected to be forth coming from the Asian Development Bank has shown keen interest in developing this public / privates sector partnership.
• Another meeting was held at the office of Dupont Pakistan, who are a corporate member of ARUP.
• A meeting of ARUP members residing in Lahore was also held during the Secretary General’s visit to the city.

Future activities Planned at Lahore

• Up grading the ARUP website (www.pakroadusers.org)
• Starting road traffic safety education for school children
• Traffic safety and environment protection road camps at designated crossings
• Concerted drive to induct new members including life and corporate members

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