District Police Officer (DPO) Jhang, Sajid Hussain, has taken notice of complaints from citizens about traffic wardens allegedly issuing excess challans, and has issued a show-cause notice to the warden concerned, asking for an explanation.
The action, reported by The Jhang Times on 1 November 2026, follows complaints that motorists in the district were being fined beyond what the situation warranted. A show-cause notice is a formal step: the officer named in it must explain his conduct in writing, and the reply then helps the department decide what, if any, further action is justified. It is not, by itself, a finding of guilt, and the report does not name the warden or give the number of challans complained about — so this article does not guess at either detail.
What the DPO’s response does make clear is the standard he has set for traffic enforcement in Jhang. According to the report, he told traffic staff in firm terms that citizens must not be harassed without cause, and that no such conduct will be tolerated. Enforcement against genuine violations of traffic law should continue without discrimination, he said, but every challan must rest on a proper legal basis and meet the requirements of merit and transparency.
That distinction matters for ordinary road users. A challan system only keeps public confidence if drivers believe a fine follows a real violation, applied fairly and openly. When fines feel arbitrary or excessive, the damage goes beyond the individual motorist: people start to distrust the enforcement system as a whole, and that makes the work of honest officers harder. The DPO’s intervention therefore speaks to two audiences at once — to citizens, that their complaints were heard, and to his own staff, that the rules of fair enforcement apply to the enforcers too.
The DPO also framed the issue as one of public service rather than punishment alone. Providing convenience to the public and protecting citizens’ self-respect are, in his words as reported, a basic responsibility of the police. He warned that any official who exceeds his authority or treats citizens badly will face departmental action. He further instructed traffic personnel to carry out their duties in accordance with the law, with responsibility and good manners, so that citizens are not put to unnecessary difficulty.
For Jhang’s motorists, the practical message is straightforward. Obey the traffic rules — the DPO has not softened enforcement against real violations — but know that a challan is supposed to be justified, and that complaints about unfair fines are being acted on at district level. For traffic staff, the message is equally plain: do the job properly, document the violation, and treat people decently while doing it.
The development sits within a busy recent period for Jhang Police under the same DPO. On 31 October, this site reported that DPO Sajid Hussain honoured the district’s Crime Control Department team for work against criminals, and on 29 October the district police published accountability figures showing action against officers for misconduct alongside rewards for good work. The show-cause notice over challans fits that same pattern: recognition where work is good, and scrutiny where conduct is questioned.
It is worth being precise about what remains unknown. The Jhang Times report does not publish the warden’s reply, any outcome of the show-cause process, or a timeline for a decision, and no separate police statement with those details has been found. Readers should therefore treat this as the start of a departmental process, not its conclusion. If the department announces an outcome, that will be a fresh development worth reporting in its own right.
Until then, the verified facts are these: citizens complained about allegedly excessive challans; DPO Sajid Hussain took notice; a show-cause notice has been issued to the traffic warden concerned, seeking an explanation; and traffic staff have been warned that harassing citizens or exceeding their authority will lead to departmental action, while lawful, fair enforcement continues.
Source: The Jhang Times, report published 1 November 2026, on DPO Jhang Sajid Hussain’s notice over excess-challan complaints.
