Karachi: The Sindh government has once again imposed a ban on pillion riding of motorcycle in Karachi for three days keeping in view worsening law and order situation in the city.
A notification has been issued in this regard. Syed Waqar Mehdi, spokesman for Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said the pillion riding has been with immediate effect. Mehdi said the ban was imposed keeping in view Karachi’s law and order situation.
According to the notification, old citizens, women, children and journalists would be exempted from the ban.
The decision to put a ban on pillion riding comes as gun men killed at least 14 people. 10 of them within the short time of three hours, in different parts of the city on Friday night.
The latest killings are attributed to sectarian killings.
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