Islamabad Traffic Police has announced free scooty training for women, running from November 1 to 15, to help women travel with more confidence and independence.
The programme offers hands-on scooter training at the Uraan Driving School. Experienced female police officers will supervise the training sessions, according to ProPakistani.
Chief Traffic Officer Kainat Azhar Khan said the initiative aims to give women practical scooter-riding skills and safer travel options. She said enabling women to travel safely and confidently remained a key priority for the department.
Scooty training for women: how the programme works
The training is free and practical. Women will learn to ride a scooter through supervised, hands-on sessions, rather than classroom lessons alone. The presence of female police officers as trainers is a deliberate part of the design, meant to make the sessions comfortable for participants who are learning to ride for the first time.
The department says the programme will help women build self-confidence and become more self-reliant in their everyday lives. A scooter of one’s own changes the daily maths of travel: no waiting for a ride, no negotiating fares, and no dependence on someone else’s schedule.
The timing matters too. The sessions run in the first half of November, a window that lets the department run the programme before winter sets in fully. Islamabad Traffic Police has encouraged women to take full advantage of the free sessions.
Why women’s mobility matters
Safe, independent travel is one of the most practical forms of empowerment. A woman who can ride to work, to college or to a market on her own time gains options that do not depend on anyone else.
That theme runs through other progress by Pakistani women in public life. Feature Pakistan has reported on Muneeba Ali leading Pakistan at the Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy, where a women’s team takes the field for the country. The scooty programme works on a smaller, everyday scale, but it points in the same direction: women moving freely, on their own terms.
Road safety is the other half of the programme. Training from traffic police officers means learners start with the rules of the road, not just the mechanics of riding. For new riders, that grounding matters as much as balance and throttle control.
What happens next
The programme opens on November 1 and runs to November 15 at the Uraan Driving School. Women interested in the free sessions can watch for registration details from Islamabad Traffic Police, which has encouraged full participation.
The department has framed the programme as part of a wider effort to promote women’s empowerment and independence. If the first fortnight draws a strong response, it could become a model for similar training in other cities.
For now, the offer is simple: two weeks of free, supervised scooter training, led by women officers, for any woman in Islamabad who wants to ride.
Frequently asked questions
When does the free scooty training run?
The programme runs from November 1 to 15 at the Uraan Driving School in Islamabad.
Who runs the training?
Islamabad Traffic Police runs the programme, and experienced female police officers will supervise the training sessions.
Is the training really free?
Yes. Islamabad Traffic Police has announced the scooter training programme as free for women participants.
Who is the programme for?
The programme is for women who want to learn scooter riding, build confidence and travel more independently in their daily lives.
