KARACHI: The Sindh government today (Saturday) lifted the ban placed on pillion riding in the metropolis, which was imposed as part of lockdown restrictions in order to contain the fourth wave of coronavirus.
“Restriction of pillion riding is waived-off,” stated the notification issued by the Home Department Saturday. Police officials have said that the provincial government has issued the new directives which will come into force with immediate effect.
Earlier in the day, the Sindh government issued an amended notification regarding COVID-19 restrictions in the province.
According to the notification, inter-provincial public transport will continue its operations as per schedule in the province. Inter-city transport, however, will remain closed amid the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, read the notification.
Exams of Cambridge students will be held on 2nd of August as per schedule under strict adherence to COVID-19 SOPs and the students and the concerned officials are exempted from the coronavirus restriction, it added.
On July 30, after imposing a nine-day lockdown in Karachi starting from July 31, the Sindh government had completely banned public gatherings at educational institutes, training and coaching centres, and has also suspended the ongoing examinations till August 8.
Following the provincial government’s orders, the Sindh Boards of Technical Education (SBTE) had suspended the annual exams 2021 for the Diploma of Associate Engineering till August 8. In this regard, the SBTE had already issued a notification circulated in respective organisations, technical education centres, and examination centres.
