The pillion riding ban in Karachi

Karachi is a rapidly growing Megapolis with severe lack of means of transportation.Every Morning People from different walks of life need to get from one place to another on different modes and means.Not everybody can have and afford a car to go to his work,job,school,shopping or socialising.The majority still uses the public transport which is in a very bad shape.Most people prefer to have their own two wheeler motor bike instead of a the slow and shabby public transport.The number

of motorcycles is also growing very rapidly in Karachi.
Unfortunately the motorcycles are also used by the terrorists and criminals for their Anti-social activities and disturbing the peace and law&order of the city.So the Government on the request of Law enforcing agencies orders a temporary ban of pillion riding time and again which means that only one person per motorcycle can ride.The secondary rider on the back seat is not allowed.Such Ban causes many hardships for so many people who donot own a motor bike or cannot drive a motor bike such as older people and school college students.
Luckily woman and female secondary riders are allowed during the Pillion riding ban.The general idea of this ban is that a person sitting behind the rider may not be able to use a weapon to fire upon the crowds indiscriminately or to use the

motorcycle to run away from a scene of a crime with a help of an accomplice on the motorcycle waiting for him nearby.  Some troubled areas in Karachi have such narrow streets that only a motorcycle can easily pass through which is often very helpful for the terrorists and criminals and makes it extremely difficult for the chasing police and other law enforcing agencies.