School van owners protest as police launches crackdown against CNG-fitted vehiclesKARACHI: A crackdown against school vans fixed with CNG and LPG cylinders was launched by police on Thursday.According to reports, police sprung to action following burns endured by eight school children out of 14 present in school van, after their vehicle caught fire approach Orangi Town in Karachi on January 5 while it was on way to their school in Nazimabad.
Following crackdown, van drivers and owners took to streets in protest of their vehicles much being allowed to have CNG cylinders fitted in them.Moreover, disgruntled van owners also complained that shwhetherting their vehicles from CNG to petrol would require them to hike up fee as well.
Owing to demonstrations, children were faced with ample hurdles on their way to school with parents complaining of receiving text messages from van drivers night before of pick and drop services remaining halted for following day.