KARACHI: The Sindh advocate general told the Sindh High Court on Friday that 99% of motorcycles that are running in the metropolis are unregistered, Express News reported. The court was hearing a petition filed against the ban on motorcycles in Karachi.
Sindh Advocate General Abdul Fatah Malik and Additional Chief Secretary appeared before the court today.
Malik told SHC Chief Justice Mushir Alam that the ban on motorbikes was put in place to prevent any possible terror bid on the first day of Muharram.
The chief justice remarked that those who plan terror bids can also use other vehicles.
Additional chief secretary informed the chief justice that currently, there were about 1.5 million motorcycles in the city and that although the citizens were facing issues due to the ban, the police was only informed about motorcycles.
Later, speaking to the media on the premises of the SHC, Ahmed said that the ban on pillion riding is still in place and that the notification of banning motorbikes in Karachi has been retracted.
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Some news channels, including express, quoted that the registered number on motorcycles in Karachi ranged from 1.2-1.4 Million. If 99% are unregistered, this means that the total motorcycles in Karachi, a city with a population of 20 Million, are in the range of 120-140 Million. So now who is making a false statement - news channels or the AG?
Another glaring example of total collapse of Sindh government! When will the country get rid of incompetent and corrupt PPP government and it's ethnic coalition partners?? Indeed PML-N is the only hope for Pakistan!!
Vienna,November 16,2012 In other words, it is free for all.Individuals are all set to gain.The public authority is the victim.Who cares? Taravadu Taranga Trust for Media Monitoring TTTMM India --Kulamarva Balakrishna
The Government should direct the Motorcycle showroom owners, dealers and brokers to make sure that after some one has purchased a motorcycle, the buyer should first get the motorcycle registered from the relevant department in his name and then motorcycle showroom owners, dealers and brokers should hand over the physical possession should to the buyer of the motorcycle after verification of the documents and ownership.
The Excise & Taxation Department, Government of Sindh has already made a website http://www.excise.gos.pk/portal/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=84 where from verification of the ownership of two and four wheelers can be made.
At the same time Excise & Taxation Department should also be directed to update their website on day to day basis so that the purchasers of the motorcycles should not face unnecessary problems for verification of their credential through the Excise & Taxation Department, Government of Sindh.
Dont know when sanity will prevail in Pakistan. Cars/bikes should only be sold after the registration. The culture of "applied for" should end! it doesnt exist in sane world at all!
Registration should be made part of sale of any new vehicle! and dealer should provide OTR on the road price! They should also provide the sale record to registration authorities directly without waiting for the owner to apply for registration.
The Sindh Government should fire the AG Sindh immediately, to disclose this highly secret figures in the court.
The reason is so simple .99% of the officers and clerks in the Motor Vehcile department ( Just visit civic centre ) are not from Karachi and are here just to make easy money . They are the one who had made this record possible .And peopel still think what ails Karachi
Great governance!
hahaha..
I totally disagree, this is just an excuse for banning motor cycle riding in Karachi.
Court should call vehicle registration authority for their response.
"99% motorcycles in Karachi Unregistered" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Actually this is a people friendly policy of the PPP. Soon the same will be extended to cars as well.
99% motorcycles in Karachi Unregistered??? Must be a new unbeatable Guinness Record.
Even any insane person cannot make that comment... Else, the Registration Authority in Sindh must be fired for utmost negligence.