The ban on pillion riding has been lifted here on Monday, police said. Capital City Police Officer(CCPO) Karachi Fayaz Leghari said that the notification regarding the ban on pillion riding was effective till 12:00am, December 19. He said no new notification has been received from the Home Department so far. The CCPO said the ban could be re-imposed if the Home Ministry would issue new orders in this regard. On the other hand, the people of the city appreciated the decision because they were facing lot of problems because of pillion riding ban.