JI protests cause traffic disruptions across Karachi
Several major thoroughfares in Karachi were blocked or affected by traffic disruptions on Friday as Jamaat-i-Islami held protest sit-ins in the city as part of a nationwide demonstration against the petroleum levy. A day earlier, the party announced that it would stage sit-ins at 510 locations across the country by blocking major roads. In a traffic advisory issued, the Karachi traffic police…
The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) staged protest sit-ins across Karachi on Friday, causing significant traffic disruptions in the city. The party had announced a nationwide demonstration against the petroleum levy, with 510 locations across the country targeted for the sit-ins. Karachi traffic police warned of slow-moving traffic, temporary diversions, and partial road closures on several major thoroughfares, including Mazar-i-Quaid, Numaish Chowrangi, and Shahrah-i-Pakistan.
Citizens were advised to avoid the affected areas unless necessary and to select alternative routes, allowing extra travel time. JI workers also began staging sit-ins at the announced locations, blocking roads such as the one leading to Natha Khan from Shahrah-i-Faisal, the Super Highway, and Hub River Road. Similar protests occurred in other provincial capitals, including Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, and Islamabad, with the Srinagar Highway blocked in Sindh.
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