The Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI), following a collective meeting of its members on Tuesday, rejected the Sindh government’s notification of the vehicle age limit.
Officials said an emergency meeting of the Karachi Transport Ittehad was held on October 21, 2025, under the chairmanship of President Haji Muhammad Tawab Khan.
The meeting was attended by Patron-in-Chief Syed Mahmood Afridi, General Secretary Muhammad Ilyas, and senior members Muhammad Farooq, Khyal Muhammad, Faqir Muhammad Akhunzada, Abdul Rehman, Deen Muhammad Baloch, Ubaid Zafar, Gul Ameen, Naeem Siddiqui, Mir Muhammad, and a large number of transporters.
The participants discussed the Sindh government’s notification dated September 23, 2025, and unanimously declared the directives contained therein to be impractical and excessively stringent for ordinary transporters. The alliance categorically rejected the notification, terming it “unrealistic under current conditions.”
The statement highlighted that roads across Karachi were in deplorable condition, while the prices of spare parts and tyres had skyrocketed. Constant increases in diesel and petrol prices had further burdened transporters. Additionally, the shortage of public transport vehicles had become a serious concern.
The alliance expressed particular objection to the new vehicle age limit of 35 years imposed by the Sindh government, calling it “an unbearable restriction.” They emphasised that if the government enforces the notification as it stands, most public transport buses, minibuses, coaches, and goods transport vehicles would fail to meet the required standards.
The transport community strongly appealed to the Sindh government to reconsider and simplify the provisions of the notification before its enforcement so that ordinary transporters could comply without difficulty. “Otherwise,” the statement warned, “continuing transport operations in Karachi under such restrictions will become impossible.”
