Where the government has imposed restrictions to curb the spread of the aggressive third wave of coronavirus across the country, it has allowed inter-provincial travelling by roads over the weekends only, excluding goods, freight, medical and other emergency services. The Sindh government has a proponent of banning inter-provincial transport for the whole two weeks.

Well, it is appreciated that the government is taking preemptive measures to save people being affected from the aggressive third wave of coronavirus but it is surprising to see that people of metropolis travel on the rooftop of the minibuses on the roads of Karachi during peak hours to reach their working place and back home owing to shortage of public transport but it never means to endanger their lives by travelling in this fashion. Are there no traffic police personnel to stop them and impede them to travel in that way endangering their lives not only from contracting coronavirus as social distancing cannot be possible in overloaded minibuses but also, they could meet any horrible accident as the minibuses are filled with commuters much more than the loading capacity.

Authorities concerned are requested to please look into this matter and not allow drivers to overload their minibuses and on violation register a challan immediately so that other drivers abstain to overload their minibuses.

FAISAL ANSAR,

Karachi.