Karachi police concern visitors plan forward of Concepts 2024 in Karachi



A view of traffic on roads during peak hours in Karachi on August 29, 2024. — APP
A view of visitors on roads throughout peak hours in Karachi on August 29, 2024. — APP

Karachi Site visitors Police on Saturday launched the small print of different routes as a part of their visitors diversion plan in mild of the upcoming Worldwide Defence Exhibition and Seminar (Concepts) 2024.

The twelfth version of the exhibition is ready to happen on the Karachi Expo Middle from November 19 to 22, that includes a show of contemporary defence gear and weapons techniques.

Through the worldwide exhibition, Sir Shah Muhammad Suleman Street from Hassan Sq. to Stadium can be closed from 7am to 7pm, mentioned Deputy Inspector Basic Site visitors Police Karachi Ahmed Nawaz.

In the meantime, the roads connecting College Street and Stadium Street to Expo Centre will stay closed from November 19-22. He added that small autos can be allowed on roads across the Expo Centre whereas heavy visitors will stay off limits.

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The DIG mentioned that the roads linked to Expo may even stay closed from 7am to 7pm together with Hassan Sq. Flyover to Nationwide Stadium Street.

The police additionally mentioned the highway main from Dalmia Street Stadium Sign to Hassan Sq. from the correct facet can be closed, including that the highway coming from Nipa, College Street and passing from Expo’s left may even be closed.

In the meantime, all heavy and business autos together with water tankers coming from Sharea Faisal can be banned from getting into Karsaz Street and can be allowed to maneuver from Drigh Street.

Heavy and business visitors may even be banned from Rashid Minhas Street to Stadium Street, mentioned the police. They added that the visitors can be diverted to Sharea Faisal and Nipa Chowrangi from Askari 4.

Nonetheless, the visitors is not going to be allowed to go from Nipa and Jail Chowrangi to Hassan Sq. and can be allowed to make use of Shaheed-e-Millat Street or Teen Hatti Street.

The visitors police mentioned that the heavy and business visitors is not going to be allowed to make use of College Street to Stadium Street and can be diverted in direction of PP Chowrangi and Shaheed-e-Millat Street.

Furthermore, heavy and business visitors is not going to be allowed to go from Liaquatabad No 10 to Hassan Sq. and can be diverted in direction of Teen Hatti.

The individuals are suggested to take the route from Gharibabad to Shara Faisal or Hassan Sq. and Nipa to go to Sir Shah Suleman Street.

What’s going to occur in Concepts?

The worldwide exhibition will characteristic a show of contemporary defence gear and weapons techniques manufactured by Pakistan and main international firms, showcasing the improvements in defence and safety applied sciences.

The exhibition can be organised by the Defence Export Promotion Organisation (DEPO), underneath the aegis of the Ministry of Defence and Defence Manufacturing, aiming to advertise Pakistan’s defence trade internationally.

The occasion can be attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, defence exhibitors, high-level authorities authorities, diplomats, safety analysts, merchants, presidents of the Chambers of Commerce and Trade, media representatives, and high-level policymakers.

Specializing in defence manufacturing and exports, IDEAS 2024 aligns with the precedence sectors recognized by the Particular Funding Facilitation Council (SIFC), offering a platform for worldwide companions to showcase their capabilities, the state-run PTV reported.

By way of worldwide participation, 532 firms from 38 nations had exhibited their defence gear within the IDEAS 2022.

The earlier version of the defence exhibition was attended by 350 delegates from 57 nations, in addition to high-level delegations headed by defence ministers, defence secretaries and heads of armed forces.