Pakistan: Sindh bans pillion riding

The government of Pakistan's Sindh province has imposed a ban on pillion riding in Karachi as a part of security arrangements during the occasion of Chehlum, a religious observance which falls on November 9 and 10

Pillion riding has been banned for both the days, a notification issued by the government stated.

The ban has been imposed under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the notification issued by the Sindh home department read.

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The Balochistan home department also banned pillion riding in Quetta on account of Chehlum of Imam Hussain.