The provincial government had placed a ban on pillion riding last month after a spike in cases of the novel coronavirus.
On Tuesday the Sindh Government issued new directives for pillion riding, exempting family members of the same household, women, children, and the elderly but not the media workers or law enforcement officers.
“There shall be no exception to this order for law enforcement agencies (LEAs), journalists/media persons, co-workers, office staff, etc,” the new notification read.
“As per Honourable High Court directions, it is clarified that these restrictions and exemptions are based on the rationale for COVID[-19] spread prevention as per inputs/advice of medical experts,” it read.
Explaining the decision, the notification said individuals of a family living in the same household were all “exposed similarly to virus living together and there is no extra risk of sitting together of family members of the same household”.
