Got bike riding classes last month. Was literally so relieved to be able to ride a bike. You see, I can’t really afford a car right now and with the surging rates of other transport services, it was getting a little difficult for me to stay within my budget.

Imagine paying 600PKR (Sometimes even 900PKR at peak times) for a one way ride of 7.3km. That is roughly 1200PKR every single day (to and from office).

Anyways, back to my relief, which was short lived. At the passport office, all was going well.

While the man behind the counter entered my details into the system I reminded him that I needed a http://m.car/m.bike  license at which point the man lost it.

He told me and I quote “Aap nikal jaye yahan se. Bike ka license nahi dete hum larkiyo ko. Aap aurat he aap gaari chalaye”. I asked him the reason for this absurd rule but obviously he gave me no response other than continuously telling me to get out.

I left, dejected. This was the License office in Clifton. I called a man I knew in the Nazimabad Office to confirm this. He said they really did not give bike licenses to women.

Why? Exactly what kind of law is this? Have these people decided themselves as to who should and who shouldn’t be allowed to ride a bike? Where do I complaint about this? Is anyone in this country accountable for anything at all?

@ImranKhanPTI @MJibranNasir