KARACHI: Keeping in view of threats and inconvenience to the general public due to protests on roads and highways, the Sindh government has banned protests, rallies on various roads in Sindh including Karachi for 60 days.
According to a notification issued by the Sindh home department, “Protests, sit-ins and rallies for the purpose of blocking traffic have been banned with immediate effect for 60 days.”
“People will not be allowed to block traffic on National Highway, Indus Highway, Super Highway, RCD Highway, Northern Bypass, Manipur Road, Shahrah-e-Usman, PAF Road and Lyari Expressway,” the government said in the nonfiction.
Other roads include Hub River Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Shahrah-e-Pakistan, Korangi Industrial Area, Port Qasim Road, and roads leading to railway stations, ports, airports, hospitals and bus terminals.
The provincial government warned of action against those violating the new rules under Section 144.
Sources in the Sindh Home Department said that the ban on protests on major highways was aimed at causing daily traffic jams in different parts of the city.
“The decision was taken to alleviate the problems and difficulties faced by the citizens and with regard to industrial and commercial activities”.
