Karachi roads witness worst traffic jams

KARACHI: All major highways and roads in the central parts of the metropolis witnessed worst traffic jams, as roads leading to sensitive buildings were blocked by the local authorities by placing containers.

The roads were blocked ahead of the Yaum-e-Ishq-e-Rasool (PBUH) being observed on Friday in response to the blasphemous movie made in the US. Public rallies are expected in several parts of the city on the day, particularly, in and around the red zone.

Commuters faced severe hardship as they traveled through roads and highways where gridlocks brought the vehicular traffic to a standstill. Where in normal conditions it took minutes to get to their destination, the commuters had to spend hours on roads waiting for the traffic to move.

Many patients could not reach hospitals in time as a number of ambulances were also trapped in the gridlocks.

I.I. Chundrigar Road, Zaib-un-Nisa Street and roads in and around the Governor House Chief Minister House were most affected.