KARACHI, Jan 7: Owing to the negligence of traffic police, hours-long traffic jam was witnessed on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon forcing the passengers of public transport to march towards their destinations.

It was observed on Saturday night that police had parked pick-ups near Valeeka Mor and diverted traffic towards the Metroville. People intending to go to Banaras and adjacent localities had to disembark the public transport and walk on the road. Pushcarts on the road often hinder traffic at Banaras Chowk. Transport operators said traffic signals had also gone out of order and traffic police did not take interest to guide drivers.

A driver, Najamuddin, said policemen had made it a routine to spend their duty time in gossiping and as a result public had to suffer.

The same situation occurred again on Sunday afternoon and traffic had been diverted towards Metroville at Orangi No 5. People urged the government to construct a flyover at Banaras.

When asked, the police personnel told this scribe that they were trying to restore the smooth flow of traffic, but reckless drivers were non-cooperative.