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Behind the busy roads and constant traffic of Pakistan’s cities lies a painful and often ignored reality — the daily struggle of rickshaw drivers. For many, each morning begins with hope: starting the engine, picking up passengers, and earning just enough to feed their families. But sometimes, that hope is crushed within hours
Imagine stepping out early in the morning for work, completing only two rides, and suddenly being fined PKR 2,000 through a traffic challan. For a daily wage worker, this amount is not small — it can mean the difference between food on the table or hunger at home. With no option left, the driver pays the challan from his own pocket just to keep the vehicle running and avoid further penalties.

The result? An entire day’s earning is lost. When the next day is already a holiday or forced break, survival becomes uncertain. Two days without income may not sound alarming to many, but for a daily wage earner, it creates stress, anxiety, and fear about basic needs like food, fuel, school fees, and rent.

This issue highlights a larger social problem in Pakistan: the gap between rules and ground realities. While traffic laws are important, their impact on low-income workers must also be considered. Rickshaw drivers, delivery riders, street vendors, and other daily wage earners are not criminals — they are hardworking individuals trying to survive with dignity.

Such stories are not about avoiding the law; they are about understanding human hardship. A system that does not consider compassion risks pushing honest workers further into poverty. Until policies reflect empathy alongside enforcement, millions will continue to suffer silently on the roads every day.

This is not just one man’s story.
This is the story of thousands
Rickshaw drivers in Pakistan

Daily wage workers struggle

Traffic challan impact

Poverty and unemployment in Pakistan

Ground reality of labor class

Social issues in Pakistan

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