DADU: Highway blocked

Published October 23, 2007

DADU, Oct 22: Truck and bus drivers blocked the Super Highway near Toll Plaza Jamshoro on Monday to protest against an incident of robbery.

Earlier unidentified robbers had looted thousands of rupees and other valuables from some drivers of truck and busses. The Motor-way and Jamshoro police reached the spot and assured to arrest the robbers soon and return the looted money and valuables. On this assurance, protesting drivers opened the road for vehicular traffic.—BoC

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