SC seeks report on mass transport system in the city

Karachi
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Sindh transport secretary to submit a report on the proposal regarding interim regulation of motorcycle rickshaws and mass transport system in the city.
The court was hearing the petition of motorcycle rickshaw owners against the judgment of Sindh High Court that banned plying of Qingqi rickshaws in the city and ordered the transport authorities to take action against them.
The SHC on August 5 had issued orders to ban plying of motorcycle rickshaws in the city while directing the transport and traffic authorities to take immediate action against all such illegal Qingqi motorcycle rickshaws plying on roads with impunity and without any fitness certificate, route permit and registration certificate.
Petitioner Altaf Raza, a representative of the Qingqi Rickshaw Welfare Associations, challenged the high court’s order and submitted that families of rickshaw owners were facing hardship due to the ban on plying of motorcycle rickshaws.