Auction of unclaimed vehicles: 'Sindh Home Department overlooks Motor Vehicle Ordinance'

Sindh Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department on Friday accused provincial Home Department of overlooking the Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1965 in the auction of unclaimed vehicles. Despite having no provision to auction tampered vehicles in the Sindh Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1965, Sindh Home Department has displayed some 500 vehicles lying at the centralised vehicles' pool commonly known as Nazarat for venue.
They said Sindh Home Department has not only appeared to be 'deaf' on the complaints registered by E&T department but also allowed the CVP, to put tampered and unclaimed vehicles for auction. Moreover, sources said the auction, which was held on the directives of the Supreme Court, should have been done in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1965 to avoid undesired consequence.
However, Sindh Home Department has completely disregarded the said ordinance by displaying tampered vehicles without having been cleared from forensic lab, which provided an opportunity to the wrongdoers to run their illicit business under the official umbrella, they maintained. Replying to a question, they admitted that some government officials and influential individuals are involved in the misuse of these unclaimed vehicles, which could be stopped through regular auction.
When contacted, Ahmad Chinoy, Chief, Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) dispelled the impression that the authority concerned has allowed the auction of tampered vehicles, saying that only unclaimed vehicles were displayed for auction. He further said the Sindh government has sold some 150 four-wheelers and 356 motorbikes lying at Nazarat, through a three-day open auction, which was aimed at avoiding misuse of unclaimed vehicles at the Nazarat.