Beginning from Nishtar Park, it will culminate at Imambargah Hussainian Iranian Kharadar. PHOTO: AFP
The office of the deputy traffic IG, Karachi, has finalised the traffic plan for Yaum-e-Ali, which will be observed tomorrow (Monday).
The procession will begin from Nishtar Park, passing through Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto Road, Father Jaminis Road, MA Jinnah Road, Mansfield Street and again MA Jinnah Road, Boulton Market, Rampat Rai Road, Nawab Mahabat Kanjhee Road and finally culminating at the imambargah.
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According to the plan, all the traffic coming from Nazimabad will be diverted towards Zoological Gardens. The traffic coming from Liaquatabad will be diverted on Martin Road while all the traffic coming from Stadium Road side shall proceed via New MA Jinnah Road.
SOURCE: SINDH POLICE
No traffic shall be permitted to proceed towards the route of the procession from Guru Mandir Roundabout and towards Quaid-e-Azam Mausoleum. Vehicular traffic approaching the mausoleum via Sharae Quaideen will not be allowed to proceed from the Society Office Roundabout except those arriving for participating in the procession with stickers pasted on their windscreens.
Traffic heading towards Saddar and other colonies will not be permitted beyond the junction of Preedy Street, Court Chowk, Fresco Chowk and MA Jinnah Road. Traffic coming on Aga Khan Road from Garden will not be permitted to proceed towards MA Jinnah Road.
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Participants of the procession coming from the Nazimabad side will turn right from Lasbela towards Garden Jamaatkhana to reach Nishtar Park. Those coming from Liaquatabad side must take a left turn towards Kamela Society from Gurumandir while those from Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Gulistan-e-Jauhar side will reach via University Road, Old Sabzi Mandi, Kashmir Road and Society Light Signal. No vehicle will be permitted to park along the route of the procession.
Ban on pillion riding
Meanwhile, the Sindh government announced on Saturday to impose a ban on pillion riding in view of the law and order situation during Yaum-e-Ali. The ban, advised for Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur, will come into force on Sunday and remain in place till June 28. A notification issued by the Sindh home department exempted women and children below the age of 12 years, aged or disabled citizens, journalists and law enforcement officials from the restriction.
Karachi has been witnessing a volatile law and order situation after the recent killing of qawwali maestro Amjad Sabri and abduction of Sindh High Court Chief Justice's son in the city. The government had previously imposed a ban on pillion riding on March 1 following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 26th, 2016.
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