KARACHI: The All Karachi Qingqi Rickshaw Welfare Association has to file a petition in Sindh High Court against the ban on the six seat CNG rickshaw and motorcycle Qingqis in Karachi.
The president of the association, Syed Safdar Shah Qadri told media that an appeal against the ban will be submitted in the Sindh High Court (SHC) after consulting all the stake holders.
He said that they will opt for a legal solution and will register an appeal against the decision as was their right as there were no 12-seat CNG rickshaws in the city.
According to him, the four-seat CNG rickshaw has been approved under the Motor Vehicle Ordinance and it was illegal to impound them. Qadri further pointed out that they had voluntarily halted all Qingqis in the city and it was illegal to confiscate them.
Karachi suffers without Qingqi’s replacement
Various sections of the society supported the ban on Qingqi rickshaw with a demand that poor, outdated and defective transport system, which had paved the way for Qingqi, should be given immediate attention to cater the need of commuting.
They also called for taking steps for alternative small and economical Qingqi rickshaws or better public transport system by the authorities or transporters to ease the miseries of commuters because the existing public transport system lacked the ability and capacity.
It must be remembered that that a bench of the High Court of Sindh on August 5, 2015, imposed ban on running Qingqi rickshaws in Karachi and other areas of Sindh in its verdict over several petitions declared running of these rickshaws a violation of Motor Vehicle Rules 1969.
More than 10 petitions were filed in the court to seek the court’s verdict over the legal position of Qingqi rickshaws. Earlier, the court had issued a stay order against the crackdown over Qingqi rickshaws in 2013.
