KARACHI, April 13: Worst kind of traffic jams were witnessed on different roads of the metropolis due to political rallies and various lawyers’ processions on Friday. M.A. Jinnah Road remained blocked from 10am to 12.30pm due to the procession of Karachi Bar Association, which marched from the City Courts to Quaid-i-Azam’s mausoleum. Another procession was taken out from Sindh High Court, which caused traffic blockade at Sir Hidayatullah Road and Shahrah-i-Liaquat.

Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) also held a rally at M.R. Kyani Road in the evening. Various processions from different towns of the city arrived to participate in the rally, which caused traffic problems on Shahrah-i-Liaquat, Court Road, Din Mohammad Wafai Road, Fawara Chowk, and Sarwar Shaheed Road.

The worst affected were Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road, I.I. Chundrigar Road and Aiwan-i-Sadr Road. Traffic was also blocked on roads leading to Clifton and Lyari, as the rally of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian came to M.R. Kyani Road via Bilawal House.

Commuters faced hardships in reaching home as the traffic moved at a snail’s pace. All the link roads connecting to M.A. Jinnah Road, I.I Chundrigar Road and Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road remained blocked for hours. The traffic signals at Shaheen Complex were not functioning and the traffic police were trying to regulate traffic manually.