KARACHI, March 1: The traffic police department has announced the following traffic arrangements for Sunday:
According to a CPO press release, the route for the march of Muttahida Majalis-i-Amal will be Numaish Chowrangi, the Capri Cinema light signal and Tibet Centre
As soon as the march starts from Numaish Chowrangi, all vehicular traffic coming from the city side will be diverted to Jahangir Road via Jubilee Cinema, Soldier Bazar Road, from the junction of M. A. Jinnah Road/Dr Daudpota Road.
All buses, minibuses, trucks etc coming from the Nazimabad side will be diverted to Nishter Road; and those coming from the Liaquatabad side will be diverted to Martin Road.
The vehicles will proceed up to the Jail, and shall then proceed via Jamshed Road, Dadabhoy Noorji Road, Kashmir Road, Shahrah-i-Quaideen and Sharea Faisal, up to Gora Qabristan and then via Mubarak Shaheed Road, Iqbal Shaheed Road, Lucky Star, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Daudpota Road and Preedy Street to their normal route.
Similarly, all buses, minibuses approaching the city from the Stadium Road side will proceed via the new M. A. Jinnah Road. They will be diverted to Dadabhoy Noorji Road towards Kashmir Road from its junction with the new M. A. Jinnah Road/ link road behind Mazar-i-Quaid.
Trucks, buses, minibuses approaching the Superhighway side shall be diverted from Al-Azam Square towards Chowrangi No.2 Nazimabad, and shall proceed along Estate Avenue Road to the Mauripur Road.
Traffic approaching from the National Highway side shall proceed via Rashid Minhas Road, Stadium Road, Sir Shah Suleman Road, Hassan Square, Liaquatabad No. 10, Nazimabad Chowrangi No. 2, Habib Bank, Manghopir Road, Estate Avenue Road, Shershah and Mauripur Road.
Cars will not be permitted to proceed towards the route of procession from the Guru Mandir roundabout. They will be diverted to Bahadur Yar Jang Road.
Under no circumstances these vehicles will be permitted to proceed along Soldier Bazar Road from the junction of Khan Bahadur Naqi Muhammad Khan Road/ Bahadur Yar Jang Road.
All car traffic coming from the Mazar-i-Quaid side along M.A Jinnah Road will be diverted towards Bahadur Yar Jang Road. No vehicular traffic will be permitted to proceed towards Old Exhibition under any circumstances.
All vehicular traffic approaching Old Exhibition via Shahra-i-Quaideen, except those arriving to participate in the procession, will not be allowed to proceed from the roundabout of Shahra-i-Quaideen/link road behind the Mazar. No bus, minibus or truck will be permitted to proceed beyond this roundabout towards Old Exhibition.
Similarly, all vehicular traffic proceeding towards Saddar via M.A. Jinnah Road will not be permitted to proceed from the junction of Preedy Street and Aga Khan Road.—PPI