Sikh motorists exempted from helmets

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Sikh community in Peshawar city has been exempted from wearing helmets while riding motorcycles, due to their religious headdress.

Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police Traffic, Kashif Zulfiqar, said the “police would cooperate with minority communities” and respect their religious sentiments. Talking to Gulf News, former MPA Ramesh Singh Arora, said: “The exemption is a positive move by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.”

(Staff Report)