Uber has already received route permits for five vehicles while permits for another 514 vehicles are in process. The draft bill aims to regulate the companies and bringing their vehicles under the ambit of commercially taxable services. Sindh govt gives Careem, Uber a week to get registeredIn February 2017, the then transport minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, had even ordered to ban the services, before revoking the orders in the wake of a strong backlash from citizens. “The government has no intention to ban Careem and Uber, but we want to regulate them,” Nasir had remarked. Later, a petition was also filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC), seeking direction to curb the “illegal operation” of Careem and Uber.

Source: The Express Tribune February 15, 2019 09:11 UTC