For the people: SHC says no to 10-day motorcycle ban in Karachi

Justice Alam says large number of population using bikes for transport, allows ban for holidays

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC), allowing the Sindh government to impose a ban on motorcycle riding, said it could only do so on holidays and not on working days as a large number of the population uses this mode of transport, Express News reported.

Chief Justice Musheer Alam made this statement while hearing the case and deeming the government’s request unjustifiable.

The Sindh government had earlier filed a request with the SHC to allow an imposition of a 10-day ban on motorcycle riding in light of terrorism threats for Muharram.

Sindh Additional Chief Secretary (home) Waseem Ahmed and Advocate General Sindh Adul Fateh Malik were present in court where the chief justice heard their arguments.

After hearing the arguments, Justice Alam deemed the ban unjustified and said the relevant authorities take better security measures as it was their responsibility, not the people’s.

Remarking that security measures should not be taken at the people’s expense, the SHC allowed for a ban on motorcycles for holidays.