KARACHI: In view of the third Covid-19 wave, the Sindh government ordered on Friday that intercity public transport will operate at 50% passenger capacity in the province.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Transport and Mass Transit, transporters found violating the government-prescribed standard operating procedures (SOPs) will face penalties and fines.
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The new restrictions on passenger capacity have been brought in to halt the spread of the UK variant of the coronavirus.
Separately, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presided over a session of the provincial task force on Covid-19 to review the virus situation.
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He said that the provincial government doesn’t want a complete lockdown but a ban on inter-provincial transport for at least two weeks to stop the transmission of the UK variant from Covid-19 hotspots in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Sindh.
“We can not unilaterally shut inter-provincial transport. This should be a national decision,” Murad said.
