LAHORE, March 17: The day-long clashes between the police and the lawyers in the Lahore High Court created endless traffic chaos in the city amid long queues of motorists.

Movement of public transport on the specified routes which were blocked either by the police or owing to traffic snarl-ups was hampered much to the annoyance of the public, especially office workers and students.

The people having their own conveyance found it difficult to reach schools and colleges to collect their children. The affected people cursed the government and the police for the traffic chaos. Many of them were seen quarrelling with the traffic police which appeared helpless in the situation.

Traffic jams were also witnessed on thoroughfares leading out of the main city as people struggled to leave for their homes in view of the continuous police-lawyers’ clashes.

The police had blocked The Mall from the Charing Cross and near the Town Hall to prevent people from passing by the Lahore High Court. Entries to this portion of the road were barricaded on all sides.

Entry to Fane Road and Mauj Darya Road was blocked as the clashes had extended to Turner Road in the rear of the LHC which houses chambers of the protesting lawyers.

Similarly, those intending to move towards the Upper Mall wheeled towards Lytton Road and Bahawalpur Road via Jain Mandir and Chauburji to reach their destinations through Jail Road. This also created chaos on these two roads for hours together. Queen’s Road and Lawrence Road, too, witnessed traffic mess.

Those coming towards the Charing Cross from the Governor’s House without having any idea of the road blockade ahead had to either return or move towards Egerton Road or Cooper Road via the Punjab Assembly. But this did not provide any relief as these link roads also were blocked.