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Three-day pillion-riding ban enforced in Karachi

Dawn.com Published August 18, 2012
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The ban would come into immediate effect, said the issued notification.—File Photo

 

KARACHI: The government of Sindh on Saturday imposed a three-day ban on pillion-riding in Karachi and a notification in this regards has been issued by the home department, DawnNews reported.

According to the provincial home department’s notification, the ban would be enforced with immediate effect from today.

The ban will not apply to women, children, senior citizens, and personnel of law-enforcement agencies, added the notification.

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