E Challan Karachi Check Online Step by Step Process

The Karachi city rolled out fully automated lane-violation e-challans on Shahrah-e-Faisal, one of its busiest arteries, with fines ranging from Rs. 2,500 for bikes and rickshaws up to Rs. 7,500 for buses. High-definition TRACS cameras now monitor the entire stretch around the clock, and DIG Traffic Pir Mohammed Shah has been explicit that the new system involves zero manual discretion, meaning there's no officer to negotiate with once the camera catches you drifting into the wrong lane.

The Numbers Behind This Crackdown Are Genuinely Striking

Sindh Police's own monthly data tells a clear story of how fast this enforcement has scaled. January 2026 saw 128,990 e-challans issued citywide. February climbed to 156,099. March peaked sharply at 164,033 and then April actually dipped slightly to 144,437, which traffic officials attributed to drivers already adjusting their behavior ahead of the stricter lane rules coming that June. Whatever your opinion on automated enforcement, that dip is a real sign it's changing driving habits, not just collecting fines.

What TRACS Actually Stands for and How It Works

TRACS stands for Traffic Reporting and Compliance System, replaced Karachi's older manual paper-challan process with something considerably harder to dispute. Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, working alongside Safe City surveillance, capture the date, time, location, and a photograph the moment a violation happens, running a red light, speeding, driving without a seatbelt or helmet, using a phone behind the wheel, or driving the wrong way. The vehicle's plate then gets matched against Excise & Taxation Department records, and a challan is generated automatically against the registered owner's CNIC.

The following table outlines the Bike E Challan fine amounts

Bike Violation	Fine Amount
(24-A) Drifting Motorbike or Skidding Four Wheel Vehicle	Rs. 25,000
(7-A) Following Emergency Vehicle close than safe distance	Rs. 5,000
Abetment of any of the above violations	Rs. 5,000
Blowing Horn in Silence Zone	Rs. 5,000
Clamp Release Charges	Rs. 500
Disobeying traffic signals (Stop sign)	Rs. 5,000
Driving a public Service Vehicle/Motocycle without proper authorization	Rs. 5,000
Driving a transport vehicle without or with a defective speedo meter	Rs. 5,000
Driving a vehicle /motocycle with high intensity beams	Rs. 5,000
Driving at night without proper lights	Rs. 5,000
Driving Motorbike Without Insurance Coverage	Rs. 5,000
Driving on Lane Line	Rs. 5,000
Driving Unregistered Vehicle	Rs. 10,000
Driving Vehicle in violation of law / rules not otherwise provided.(Misc/Others)	Rs. 5,000
Driving Vehicle on Open Transfer Letter	Rs. 5,000
Driving Vehicle Without or With Defective Speedometer	Rs. 5,000
Driving Without Driving License	Rs. 20,000
Exceeding prescribed speed limit	Rs. 5,000
Excess fare charged by PSVs	Rs. 5,000
Extra Lights/Decoration in Vehicles	Rs. 5,000
Failing to dip Head Lights for other traffic	Rs. 5,000
Failing to Observe Lighting Hours	Rs. 5,000
Failing to Observe Low Speed Sign	Rs. 5,000
Failing to Stop When Required By Traffic Police	Rs. 10,000
Failure to Protect Learner Drivers	Rs. 5,000
Failure to Stop for School Bus	Rs. 5,000
Failure to yield right way to other vehicles	Rs. 5,000
Failure To Yield Right Way To Pedestrians	Rs. 5,000
Fancy Number Plate	Rs. 5,000
Following too closely or cutting in too sharply	Rs. 5,000
illegal Advertisement on vehicles	Rs. 5,000
Improper crossing of railway track	Rs. 5,000
Improper Turning	Rs. 10,000
Improper U-Turn	Rs. 5,000
Incomplete Journey by PSVs	Rs. 5,000
Jumping Red Light	Rs. 5,000
Jumping Traffic Queue	Rs. 5,000
Juvenile Driving	Rs. 25,000
Lifting/Towing Charges	Rs. 1,000
Littering/Throwing any object from the Vehicle/motorcycle	Rs. 5,000
Mobile Use	Rs. 5,000
No Entry	Rs. 5,000
Noisy Silencer	Rs. 5,000
Obstructing Movement of Emergency Vehicles	Rs. 5,000
Obstructing Traffic	Rs. 5,000
One Way	Rs. 25,000
One wheeling on motorbike or drifting/skidding on a four wheel vehicle	Rs. 25,000
Overspeed	Rs. 5,000
Overtaking where Prohibited	Rs. 5,000
Parking Charges at Impournd Yard (per day)	Rs. 500
Parking in front of an entrance to premises	Rs. 2,000
Parking less than 3 meters from a stop sign	Rs. 2,000
Parking less than 3 meters from hydrant	Rs. 2,000
Parking less than 3 meters from intersecton	Rs. 2,000
Parking less than 5 meters from another car	Rs. 2,000
Parking more than 0.5m from the Kerb	Rs. 2,000
Parking on a bridge	Rs. 2,000
Parking on a bus stop	Rs. 2,000
Parking on a side walk	Rs. 2,000
parking on zebra crossing	Rs. 2,000
Picking/Droping of Passengers by inter-city and intra-city PSVs from undersignated places/roads/stops	Rs. 5,000
Pillion Riding	Rs. 5,000
Plying where prohibited	Rs. 5,000
Poor Condition of Vehicles.	Rs. 5,000
Reckless & Negligent Driving	Rs. 10,000
Refusal to Produce License	Rs. 5,000
Repetition of Same Violation	Rs. 5,000
Riding / Driving a motocycle or vehicle without proper Head/BackLights	Rs. 5,000
Riding / Driving a motocycle without proper indicators	Rs. 5,000
Riding Motocycle without Side Mirrors	Rs. 5,000
Smoke Emitting Vehicles	Rs. 5,000
Stop Line Violation/Lane/Zebra Crossing	Rs. 5,000
Turning Where Prohibited	Rs. 5,000
Unsafe Vehicle Condition	Rs. 5,000
Use of Hooters / Revolving Lights	Rs. 5,000
Using Pressure Musical Horn/Fancy Lights	Rs. 10,000
Using turn indicator other than Prescribed	Rs. 5,000
Using vehicle in unsafe condition	Rs. 5,000
Vehicle numberplate not fixed on both sides of the vehicle	Rs. 5,000
Vehicle/Motorcycle not Registered in Sindh (Re-registration of vehicle in Sindh)	Rs. 5,000
Violation of Traffic Signals (Manual/Electrical)	Rs. 5,000
Without Helmet	Rs. 5,000
Wrong Lane Usage	Rs. 5,000
Wrong Parking	Rs. 2,000
Wrong Way	Rs. 5,000
Wrong Way In One Way Street	Rs. 25,000

The following table outlines the Car E Challan fine amounts

Car Violation	Fine Amount
(24-A) Drifting Motorbike or Skidding Four Wheel Vehicle	Rs. 30,000
(7-A) Following Emergency Vehicle close than safe distance	Rs. 10,000
54 Driving vehicle with sub-standard CNG Cylinder Kit with imprisonment which may extend to five days.	Rs. 20,000
Abetment of any of the above violations	Rs. 10,000
Blowing Horn in Silence Zone	Rs. 10,000
Carrying Passengers in public service vehicle exceeding permissible limit	Rs. 10,000
Clamp Release Charges	Rs. 1,000
Disobeying traffic signals (Stop sign)	Rs. 10,000
Driving a public Service Vehicle/Motocycle without proper authorization	Rs. 10,000
Driving a transport vehicle without or with a defective speedo meter	Rs. 10,000
Driving a vehicle /motocycle with high intensity beams	Rs. 10,000
Driving at night without proper lights	Rs. 10,000
Driving Motorbike Without Insurance Coverage	Rs. 10,000
Driving on Lane Line	Rs. 10,000
Driving Unregistered Vehicle	Rs. 50,000
Driving Vehicle in violation of law / rules not otherwise provided.(Misc/Others)	Rs. 10,000
Driving Vehicle on Open Transfer Letter	Rs. 10,000
Driving Vehicle Without or With Defective Speedometer	Rs. 10,000
Driving Without Driving License	Rs. 25,000
Exceeding prescribed speed limit	Rs. 10,000
Excess fare charged by PSVs	Rs. 10,000
Extra Lights/Decoration in Vehicles	Rs. 10,000
Failing to dip Head Lights for other traffic	Rs. 10,000
Failing to Observe Lighting Hours	Rs. 10,000
Failing to Observe Low Speed Sign	Rs. 10,000
Failing to Stop When Required By Traffic Police	Rs. 10,000
Failure to Protect Learner Drivers	Rs. 10,000
Failure to Stop for School Bus	Rs. 10,000
Failure to yield right way to other vehicles	Rs. 10,000
Failure To Yield Right Way To Pedestrians	Rs. 10,000
Fancy Number Plate	Rs. 10,000
Following too closely or cutting in too sharply	Rs. 10,000
illegal Advertisement on vehicles	Rs. 10,000
Improper crossing of railway track	Rs. 10,000
Improper Load	Rs. 10,000
Improper Turning	Rs. 10,000
Improper U-Turn	Rs. 10,000
Incomplete Journey by PSVs	Rs. 10,000
Installation of CNG in violation of Rules/Law without HDIP Certificate.	Rs. 20,000
Jumping Red Light	Rs. 10,000
Jumping Traffic Queue	Rs. 10,000
Juvenile Driving	Rs. 30,000
Lifting/Towing Charges	Rs. 2,000
Littering/Throwing any object from the Vehicle/motorcycle	Rs. 10,000
Mobile Use	Rs. 10,000
No Entry	Rs. 10,000
Noisy Silencer	Rs. 10,000
Obstructing Movement of Emergency Vehicles	Rs. 10,000
Obstructing Traffic	Rs. 10,000
One Way	Rs. 30,000
One wheeling on motorbike or drifting/skidding on a four wheel vehicle	Rs. 30,000
Opening Door Dangerously	Rs. 10,000
Overspeed	Rs. 10,000
Overtaking where Prohibited	Rs. 10,000
Parking Charges at Impournd Yard (per day)	Rs. 1,000
Parking in front of an entrance to premises	Rs. 10,000
Parking less than 3 meters from a stop sign	Rs. 10,000
Parking less than 3 meters from hydrant	Rs. 10,000
Parking less than 3 meters from intersecton	Rs. 10,000
Parking less than 5 meters from another car	Rs. 10,000
Parking more than 0.5m from the Kerb	Rs. 10,000
Parking on a bridge	Rs. 10,000
Parking on a bus stop	Rs. 10,000
Parking on a side walk	Rs. 10,000
parking on zebra crossing	Rs. 10,000
Picking/Droping of Passengers by inter-city and intra-city PSVs from undersignated places/roads/stops	Rs. 10,000
Playing Tape Recorder in PSVs	Rs. 10,000
Plying where prohibited	Rs. 10,000
Poor Condition of Vehicles.	Rs. 10,000
Reckless & Negligent Driving	Rs. 15,000
Refusal to Produce License	Rs. 10,000
Repetition of Same Violation	Rs. 10,000
Repetition of violation of code 53,54 and 55 with imprisonment which may extend to twenty days.	Rs. 40,000
Riding / Driving a motocycle or vehicle without proper Head/BackLights	Rs. 10,000
Riding / Driving a motocycle without proper indicators	Rs. 10,000
Seatbelt Unfastened	Rs. 10,000
Smoke Emitting Vehicles	Rs. 10,000
Stop Line Violation/Lane/Zebra Crossing	Rs. 10,000
Tinted Glasses	Rs. 25,000
Turning Where Prohibited	Rs. 10,000
Unsafe Vehicle Condition	Rs. 10,000
Use of Hooters / Revolving Lights	Rs. 10,000
Using Pressure Musical Horn/Fancy Lights	Rs. 25,000
Using turn indicator other than Prescribed	Rs. 10,000
Using vehicle in unsafe condition	Rs. 10,000
Vehicle numberplate not fixed on both sides of the vehicle	Rs. 10,000
Vehicle/Motorcycle not Registered in Sindh (Re-registration of vehicle in Sindh)	Rs. 10,000
Violation of Traffic Signals (Manual/Electrical)	Rs. 10,000
Without or Tempered Fare Meter in MCR /Taxi	Rs. 10,000
Wrong Lane Usage	Rs. 10,000
Wrong Parking	Rs. 10,000
Wrong Way	Rs. 30,000
Wrong Way In One Way Street	Rs. 30,000

Checking Your E-Challan Status in Karachi

• Visit the official Sindh Police traffic portal at www.sindhpolice.gov.pk/challan-check
• Enter your vehicle registration number or CNIC (without dashes)
• Hit search. Every recorded violation against that vehicle or CNIC will display, whether paid, pending, or unpaid
• Review the violation type, fine amount, date, time, and photo evidence attached to each entry
• Use the download or print option if you need a physical copy of the challan slip

Fine amounts can shift during special enforcement drives or in designated high-risk zones, so treat this table as a general guide rather than a fixed, unchanging rate card.

Paying Once You've Confirmed a Fine

• Mobile wallets: Open Jazz Cash or Easypaisa, go to Bill Payments, select Traffic/Sindh Police E-Challan, enter your challan number, and confirm
• Banking apps or ATM: Select Bill Payments, choose Traffic Challan, enter the slip number, and complete the transaction
• In person: Visit any nearby Traffic Police payment counter with your challan slip and pay in cash

Status updates typically take a few hours to a full day to reflect after payment, so it's worth checking back rather than assuming an immediate update.

FAQs

What is TRACS and how does it relate to e-challans in Karachi?

TRACS stands for Traffic Reporting and Compliance System, the digital platform Sindh Police uses to detect, record, and issue e-challans automatically through camera surveillance.

How much is the fine for the new Shahrah-e-Faisal Lane violations?

Rs. 2,500 for motorcycles and rickshaws, and Rs. 7,500 for buses, under the automated lane-enforcement pilot launched in June 2026.

How many e-challans does Karachi actually issue in a typical month?

Recent data shows monthly totals ranging from roughly 128,000 to over 164,000, depending on enforcement intensity and driver behavior shifts.

Is it free to check my e-challan status online?

Yes, checking and downloading your challan is completely free. You only pay when actually clearing the fine.

What should I do if I believe an e-challan was issued in error?

Download the challan and photo evidence, then contact Karachi Traffic Police via helpline 1915 or visit in person with your CNIC and vehicle documents to file a dispute.

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