Pakistan, Sept. 17 -- The government's decision to ban the use of plastic bags in Islamabad has been challenged in court.

On Monday, Islamabad High Court (IHC) received petitions from several citizens demanding the court to overturn the government's decision of ban on Plastic bag.

The petitioners have argued that thousands of people lost their jobs because of the ban. Polythene bags are being used in various countries around the world, they said.

People associated with the plastic industry have sought more time from the court to start manufacturing biodegradable bags, and want the court to declare the ban null and void. They have named the Ministries of Law and Climate Change respondents in the case.

It should be noted that the city a...