KARACHI:
Police started eradicating containers and reopening highway routes beforehand closed for site visitors throughout numerous areas of the town late on Tuesday night time.
The closures have been initially imposed as a part of safety measures for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Whereas commuters on a few of the roads nonetheless grappled with lingering container obstructions, the site visitors police had proactively organised different routes and introduced diversion on print media, TV in addition to social media.
The officers confirmed the continued closure of Membership Street on account of safety protocols for the delegation. Nevertheless, each lanes of Shahrae Faisal resulting in the airport have been accessible after the removing of containers late at night time.
Furthermore, all routes linked to Shahrae Faisal had been reinstated, together with the reopening of each tracks of MA Jinnah Street for site visitors stream.
Nevertheless, residents highlighted the continuing challenges, significantly the closure of the path to Gulistan-e-Jauhar close to the Samama Procuring Mall at College Street, which continued till 10:30pm.
This closure exacerbated congestion, inflicting prolonged car queues. The police cited the closure as a part of different preparations, indicating it might solely reopen upon clearance from greater authorities.
Earlier on Monday, the Karachi site visitors police had introduced the short-term closure of main roads, together with Shahrae Faisal, from 3pm to 5pm for heightened safety measures.
Revealed in The Specific Tribune, April 24th, 2024.
