The Karachi government has banned three-seater and five-seater rickshaws from entering 20 major highways in the city for two months in an effort to reduce traffic and improve urban mobility. The Karachi Commissioner formally announced the decision, which was based on suggestions made by the DIG Traffic.
Major thoroughfares such as Shahrah-e-Faisal, Shahrah-e-Quaideen, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Sher Shah Suri Road, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Abdullah Haroon Road, Do Talwar–Shahrah-e-Firdous, Stadium Road, Sir Shah Suleman Road, Rashid Minhas Road, Mauripur Road, Shahrah-e-Pakistan, Hub River Road, Quaidabad to Landhi 89, University Road, Korangi Road, Orangi Road, Super Highway to Malir Halt, and Surjani to Abdullah Chowk will not allow rickshaws to access them, the official notification states.