KARACHI: A non secular-political social gathering’s sit-ins towards highway blockades and lethal stress in Parachinar, District Kurram, proceed to paralyse completely different areas of Karachi on Sunday for the sixth consecutive day, leaving commuters in dire straits.
For a lot of residents, travelling has become a nightmare on account of visitors jams in a number of components, forcing commuters to take diversion routes that exacerbate the scenario on different thoroughfares as properly.
The protest demonstrations are being staged at greater than 12 completely different areas, together with predominant arteries.
The sit-ins are being staged at Numaish Chowrangi, Natha Khan bridge on Sharea Faisal, earlier than KDA flats in Surjani City, Golimar, Energy Home Chowrangi, close to Safari Park on College Street, Korangi No 2 ½, 5 Star Chowrangi in North Nazimabad, Abul Hassan Isphani highway, Kamran Chowrangi in Gulistan-e-Jauhar and different areas.
Karachi Site visitors Police mentioned different routes had been supplied for visitors within the megalopolis.
Nonetheless, police’s efforts to clear the highway, resulting in the Airport space from Natha Khan, by means of negotiations with the demonstrators failed.
Police mentioned protest on the Natha Khan-Airport highway continued, whereas visitors flowed on the highway resulting in Saddar from Natha Khan on Sharea Faisal.
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Saturday slammed steady blockades of roads in Karachi “underneath the guise of protest”, saying it was an inappropriate act.
The mayor additionally rebuked the protestors for damaging newly-constructed roads. “Who allowed them to break the roads constructed just lately in New Karachi,” he mentioned, whereas chatting with reporters.
Murtaza mentioned the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities ought to resolve the difficulty of Parachinar. Nonetheless, he added, blocking arteries wouldn’t serve the aim.
“I apprised [Sindh Minister] Nasir Hussain Shah concerning the matter of highway closures and he’s engaged on it. Hopefully, the difficulty can be resolved at present as talks with the protestors are underway,” he mentioned.
He lamented that if something occurred wherever within the nation, demonstrations are staged and roads are closed in Karachi.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah appealed to the demonstrators to keep away from inflicting hardship for the general public, saying: “Blocking roads in Karachi and Sukkur won’t resolve the Parachinar subject.”
The protests stem from the deteriorating safety scenario in Parachinar, the place clashes have resulted in over 130 fatalities since November, the purpose of current escalation of battle between two tribal teams.
Studies additionally counsel over 100 youngsters have died on account of a medication scarcity, though KP authorities spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif has denied these claims.
Parachinar, situated in Kurram, is a tribal district close to the Afghan border with a inhabitants of round 600,000. It has lengthy been a hotspot for battle.
Latest clashes have triggered a humanitarian disaster, with shortages of medication and oxygen exacerbated by the closure of the freeway connecting Parachinar to Peshawar.
In a aid effort, the Sindh governor’s workplace introduced {that a} helicopter carrying medical provides and different assist had reached Parachinar. These provisions had been despatched on the Sindh governor’s directive to handle the rising disaster.