Balochistan High Court orders survey of road to examine traffic flow obstructions

Quetta's Joint Road has been ordered surveyed by the Balochistan High Court to investigate traffic congestion caused by shops situated opposite a proposed filling station. The court, comprising Chief Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Mulakhail and Justice Muhammad Najmuddin Mengal, directed an extensive examination of the road, particularly focusing on traffic obstructions and the road-widening project.

The court also requested reports from various authorities. The director of the Balochistan Traffic Engineering Bureau has been tasked with coordinating the survey, alongside the director general and representatives from the Advocate General’s Office, Pakistan Railways, and the petitioner's counsel. Shops at the site of the proposed filling station are allegedly disrupting traffic flow and potentially causing further road bottlenecks.

Despite a previous decision to remove these shops, the court observed that necessary actions have not been taken. The Advocate General's Office was appointed convener of the committee and is responsible for gathering reports from the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation and the revenue officer concerning existing, newly built, and planned shops on both sides of Joint Road.

The court expressed concern over the incomplete submission of the PC-I document for the road-widening project, which currently consists of only one page.