KARACHI: Hours after imposing a month-long ban on pillion riding, the Sindh government withdrew its earlier notification on Sunday night.
According to details, the provincial government had imposed the ban in Karachi for 30 days, citing reports that targeted killings in the city may rise and further deteriorate law and order.
According to the home department, a re-assessment of the city’s security situation was carried out, following which it was decided the ban should be revoked.
The earlier notification released by the home department, said: “The additional IG Karachi has conveyed that there are some reports that miscreants and disgruntled elements may disturb the peace and create law and order problem in Karachi.”
“Such miscreants may carry out target killings and the ban was also imposed as very recently a few incidents of hand grenade lobbing and targeted killings of personnel of law enforcing and religious scholars have been reported in the city,” it added.
The ban was imposed a day after prominent religious scholar Maulana Adil Khan and his driver was murdered in Karachi. Adil Khan was the son of late Saleemullah Khan, the former president of Wifaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia and is the principal of Jamia Farooqi.
