Visitors plan issued for Karachi forward of New Yr’s Eve



A general view of Karachi at night. — Reuters/File
A basic view of Karachi at night time. — Reuters/File

Karachi police on Monday issued a site visitors plan forward of New Yr’s Eve as a number of roads could be closed for basic site visitors on the night time between December 31 and January 1, 2025.

Safety could be on excessive alert throughout the metropolis on the New Yr’s Eve amid imposition of Part 144 with an entire ban on arms, aerial firing and use of fireplace crackers for a interval of two days.

Sadly, yearly on the eve of New Yr, scores of individuals get injured or killed in celebratory firing regardless of the authorities’ taking totally different measures.

The site visitors police requested Defence Housing Authority (DHA) residents to decide on various routes to achieve their locations as folks would head in the direction of amusement locations together with Clifton, Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim, and Sea View for the celebrations of the New Yr.

Subsequently, residents of areas with various routes would be capable of present their unique identification playing cards to keep away from any inconvenience whereas travelling to their locations.

Closed roads

  • PIDC Chowk (Ziauddin Highway) to Ziauddin Bridge in the direction of Fortunate Sign
  • PIDC Chowk to Membership Highway
  • Bilawal Chowrangi to Bahria Underpass
  • Do Talwar to Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine
  • Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine to twenty sixth Road

Different Routes

  • Korangi Highway, Sundown Boulevard Highway, Gizri Bridge, Saudi Sign in the direction of Khayaban-e-Shamshir, McDonalds in the direction of McDonalds Sea View highway can be opened for site visitors from Expressway and Korangi.
  • M A Jinnah Highway, Backyard Highway, Zaibun Nisa Road, Awari Mild Sign, Sindh Membership Chowk, Teen Talwar, Do Talwar in the direction of Zam Zam Boulevard Highway, Khayaban-e-Shamshir and McDonalds Sea View could be opened for these travelling to DHA from North Nazimabad, Gulberg, Liaquatabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, and New Karachi.
  • Sharea Faisal, Sindh Membership Chowk, Teen Talwar, Race Course Sign, Chaudhry Khalid-uz-Zaman Highway, Gizri Bridge, Saudi Sign in the direction of Khayaban-e-Shamshir, McDonald Sea View highway could be opened for site visitors from Gadap, Bin Qasim, Landhi, Korangi, Shah Faisal, Jamshed Highway and Saddar.
  • Jinnah Bridge en route Mai Kolachi to Boat Basin, Bilawal Home Chowrangi, Marine Highway (Hyperstar) in the direction of McDonalds Sea View can be opened for site visitors.

Furthermore, Mauripur Highway in the direction of Jinnah Bridge Mai Kolachi could be absolutely closed for heavy site visitors, together with tankers, dumpers, and vehicles, which might be diverted in the direction of Jinnah Bridge to Hub River Highway and Sharea Pakistan.

Parking is not going to be allowed on Sharea Faisal, Abdullah Haroon Highway, Dr Ziaduddin Ahmed Highway, Mai Kolachi Highway, Korangi Highway, MT Khan Highway, and others.

The site visitors police additionally warned motion in opposition to automobiles and bikes with out silencer, in addition to reckless drivers on the New Yr’s Eve.