KARACHI, Aug 9: The Pakistan Medical Association has expressed its concern over the frequent traffic jams registered in different parts of the city which also affect the movement of ambulances carrying patients in need of early assistance.

General Secretary of the PMA-Karachi Dr Qaiser Sajjad, in a statement here on Wednesday, said the frequency in the instances of traffic jams had particularly increased after the recent showers.

“The situation is not only a major hurdle in transportation of people requiring urgent medical support and exposing them to risks, but is also causing stress to general commuters,” he said.

Dr Sajjad said this otherwise ignored pressure was affecting health conditions of the people which was increasingly manifested through high blood pressure, headache and provocation on the slightest pretext.—APP