The Government of Sindh on Friday banned car and jeeb racing and overspeeding in Karachi and Thatta for the next six months.

The provincial government sent out a notification enforcing Section 144 (6) of the Criminal Proceedings Code (CrPC) on motorcar and jeep racing and over-speeding within the limits of Karachi Division and Thatta District.

According to the notification, station house officers in both areas have been authorised to register complaints against those who flout the order under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

The government has taken the measure to curb the "increasing tendency in youngsters to resort to over speeding, racing [...] leading to loss of lives and property."

The decision comes after the murder of college student Zafir near Karachi's Do Darya area in a related incident.

According to the police report, a group of suspects had gunned down 18-year-old college student Zafir Ahmed Zuberi and injured his friend, Zaid, on Abdul Sattar Edhi Avenue near Seaview on Dec 3 after the victims hit motorcyclist Dr Abdul Raheem with their car.

The suspects had chased the victims and opened indiscriminate fire on them in what seemed to be an act of vengeance.