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Karachi suffers from massive traffic gridlock

Severe traffic congestion affects MA Jinnah Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, II Chundrigar Road, Korangi road

Web Desk December 15, 2014

KARACHI: Many thoroughfares of Karachi were caught in a massive traffic gridlock on Monday evening ensnaring thousands of motorists, Express News reported.

Severe traffic congestions were reported from MA Jinnah Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, II Chundrigar Road, Hassan Square, Qayumabad Chowrangi, Korangi Road, making it difficult for commuters to reach their destination.

Long queues of cars could also be seen on Shahrah-e-Pakistan and Signal Free Corridor II on Rashid Minhas Road from Aladdin park to Nipa Chowrangi and then onwards to Nagin Chowrangi.

There was little presence of traffic police on the roads, those who were present were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of traffic.

There were reports that some criminal elements had taken to looting people who were stranded in traffic.

The traffic flow could not be eased until the filing of this report.

COMMENTS (8)

karachiite | 9 years ago | Reply no, its because theyre too many cars on karachis roads. Karachis infrastructure has long reached its capacity. cars keep increasing, but you cant increase road sizes. We need mass transport to reduce cars on the roads. at this rate a in the next ten years, a 5 minute drive will now take a half hour due to traffic and car congestion. paris put a ban on cars due to pollution. i think karachi needs something similar on car sales. its ridiuclous and unhealthy. give us clean busses. the burgers will have to adapt eventually.

Urban Legend | 9 years ago | Reply

Traffic of Karachi is far better than that of Lahore. Its the chaos that is created because of closure of traffic lights, absence of traffic police and obstacles on the roads.