Pakistan, March 20 -- To enhance road safety and security, the National Highway Authority (NHA) will take action against commercial vehicles operating without the necessary certifications, as well as those exceeding the prescribed weight or passenger limits.

This was decided at a high-level meeting of the NHA presided over by Minister of Communications Abdul Aleem Khan. Some senior officials from National Highways and Motorways Police (NHMP) also participated in the meeting.

"It should be mandatory for all commercial vehicles before coming on the Motorways to undergo physical fitness check," Aleem Khan said, adding that strict action will be taken who will defy these directives as, he recalled, its inevitable for road safety of the commut...