Rawalpindi Court Temporarily Bars Careem From Calling its Drivers ‘Captain’.

A civil court in Rawalpindi has temporarily barred Careem and Uber from using the word “captain” for its car drivers after an airline pilot approached the court complaining to have faced “humiliation and disgrace” over-sharing his job title with the ride-hailing company's staff.

The order was issued by Civil Judge Rawalpindi Rao Ejaz Ahmed Awan, who ordered the company to submit its response by 31 July 2021.

The petition was filed by, Labeeb Ahmed, a pilot by his profession through his lawyer Chahudary Rizwan Elahi.

Labeeb Ahmed stated that due to Careem’s use of the term “Captain” for its drivers, he has to face the brunt of jokes as people often deliberately confuse his job title with that of Careem captains.

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He said that such instances had shattered his confidence and disgrace an aviation rank that is attained after Hard work, dedication, and from going through rough and tough situations in the aviation academy. He also said that he felt intimidated when sharing his job title with people.

He argued that the title of captain should either be reserved for a pilot or a third-ranked officer of the armed forces, also known as a commissioned officer.

After hearing the arguments, the civil judge ordered the company to not use the word “captain” for its drivers until the next hearing and also sought a response from the zonal manager of the company by July 31.