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KARACHI: The Karachi traffic police on Monday issued a traffic plan for April 23, ahead of the arrival of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi to the city the following day.
According to the plan, Club Road will be completely closed for traffic from PIDC to Metropole as a security measure, announced the traffic police.
Moreover, Ziauddin Road will be shut down from Khajoor Chowk to PIDC and completely closed from the light signal to PIDC Chowk.
Authorities specified that traffic from Sultanabad Road will be redirected towards Khajoor Chowk and Aiwan-e-Sadr Road.
Motorists coming from Shaheen Complex will have the option to turn left from Khajoor Chowk onto Aiwan-e-Sadr Road.
President Raisi arrived in Islamabad today for a three-day official visit to Pakistan, marking the first visit by a foreign leader following the February 8 general elections.
During his stay, President Raisi is scheduled to hold meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir.
He is also slated to visit Lahore and Karachi to engage with provincial leadership, including meetings with Governor Kamran Tessori and Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in Karachi. Additionally, he plans to pay homage to the founder of Pakistan at Quaid’s mausoleum in Karachi.
President Raisi will remain in Karachi and is expected to depart for Tehran on Wednesday.
Given the high-profile nature of the visit, provincial authorities are on high alert, and a public holiday has been declared in Karachi on April 23.