KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) heard a case against the Careem cab service on Friday and issued notices to parties involved in the case for February 9.
A petition was filed against the taxi service, stating that its drivers did not own licenses for provision of commercial services. It also added that the Careem taxi service was violating the Motor Vehicle Ordinances.
The petitioner had requested the government to take action against the cab services.
The Sindh government had declared the use of privately owned cars as taxis without mandatory legal permits as “unlawful” and has asked Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to block Careem’s mobile application.
Transport Secretary Taha Farooqui said that he addressed five letters to the Careem management to warn them but he received no replies.
The provincial government had also begun action against Uber to bring the mobile application within ‘official regulations’.
Careem Pakistan Managing Director, Junaid Iqbal in a statement issued online, appealed to the governments of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with the respective chief ministers on Tuesday, to embrace the concept of ride hailing as it will create thousands of job opportunities and pave way for more smart and efficient industries.
