The seminar was based on research conducted under HEC Thematic Research Project of Road Safety in Metropolitan Cities of Pakistan. Dr Zaman explained the current state of the road safety globally and nationally. He mentioned that 27,582 people are victims of road safety violations annually as per WHO 2018 estimates. Interestingly, despite the Asia Pacific Region having only 16% of the overall vehicles in the world, 44 percent of total accidents occur in the Asia Pacific Region. It means no one in the country is interested in acknowledging the importance of the state of road safety affairs,” he added.

Source: The Express Tribune January 25, 2019 05:15 UTC