{
  "id": 2129137,
  "title": "Roads blocked, traffic congested in Karachi’s PIDC area due to protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/roads-blocked-traffic-congested-in-karachis-pidc-area-due-to-protest-2129137",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:12:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024131/roads-blocked-traffic-congested-in-karachis-pidc-area-due-to-protest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Roads in Karachi's PIDC area were blocked and traffic congested on Thursday following a protest in the vicinity, according to reports from Dawn - Pakistan. The traffic police reported that MT Khan Road was partially closed, and the Sultanabad Traffic Post towards PIDC Chowk and MT Khan Road were also closed. As an alternative route, traffic was being diverted from the traffic post towards Mai Kolachi Road and Boat Basin. The police urged citizens to contact the traffic helpline at 1915 to select alternate routes and avoid inconvenience.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Roads blocked, traffic congested in Karachi’s PIDC area due to protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/roads-blocked-traffic-congested-in-karachis-pidc-area-due-to-protest",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:12:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}