Anti-Polio drive: Motorcycles banned in 24 UCs of Karachi

KARACHI: The Sindh government has imposed a ban on motorcycle riding for today (Sunday) effective from 8 AM to 6 PM in 24 union councils (UCs) of the city as part of security arrangements for anti-polio campaign. According to the notification issued by the home department, the health workers will be given security cover by police and Rangers in all the areas during anti-polio drive. The union councils include Gadap Town's UC-4 Gujro, UC-5 Snowgul and UC-8 Manghopir; Gulshan-e-Iqbal's UC-10 Pahalwan Goth, UC-11 Metroville, UC-12 Gulzar Hijri and UC-13 Safoora Goth; Baldia Town's UC-1 Gulshan-e-Ghazi, UC-2 Ittehad Town, UC-3 Islam Nagar and UC-4 Naalabadi; Orangi Town's UC-1 Mominabad, UC-13 Baloch Goth and UC-2 Haryana Colony; Site Town's UC-7 Banaras, UC-8 Qasba Colony and UC-9 Islamia Colony; Bin Qasim's UC-2 Rehri Goth, UC-3 Bhains Colony and UC-4 Quaidabad; Landhi Town's UC-1 Muzaffarabad and UC-2 Muslimabad; Saddar Town's UC-9 Civil Lines; and, Gulberg Town's UC-8 Shafiq Mahal.