MANSEHRA: The Mansehra Traffic Police has barred the female students from sitting in front seats of school vans after parents complained that their children were being harassed by drivers.
“We have imposed restrictions on the travel of the girl students in the front seats of school vans in pursuance of the local culture and tradition,” Muddasar Zia, the traffic police inspector, told journalists.
The police officer said he had directed traffic wardens to ensure that girl students, except the minor ones, do not travel to school and back home seated in the front seats of the vans.
“We have imposed these restrictions on the demand of parents as they didn’t the girls to share the front seat with drivers to ensure their safety and honour,” he added. The city’s traffic police have warned that cases could be registered against the public transporters found flouting the ban.
