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Traffic police issue route map for Muharram processions

KarachiThe city traffic police on Wednesday issued the route map for mourning processions for the 8th, 9th and 10th Muharram of 1437 AH. On Muharram 8, a rally will proceed from the Nishtar Park to Iranian Hussainian Imambargah in Kharadar at around 1:30 pm via the following route: Nishter Park,

By our correspondents
October 22, 2015
Karachi
The city traffic police on Wednesday issued the route map for mourning processions for the 8th, 9th and 10th Muharram of 1437 AH.
On Muharram 8, a rally will proceed from the Nishtar Park to Iranian Hussainian Imambargah in Kharadar at around 1:30 pm via the following route: Nishter Park, Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto Road, Father Jaminis Road, Mehfil-e-Shah-e-Khurasan, MA Jinnah Road, Mansfield Street, Preedy Street, to MA Jinnah Road again (right turn from Baba-e-Urdu Road to cross over to Chand Bibi Road) Nishter Road, Bara Imam, Altaf Hussain Road, Old Napier Road, Boulton Market, Bombay Bazar, Kharadar, Nawab Mahabat Khanjee Road and finally to the Hussainian Iranian Imambargah in Kharadar.
On Muharram 9, the mourning procession will begin from Markazi Imambargah in Liaquatabad at 9am. It will pass through Martin Road and then head toward the Nishtar Park.
Around noon, the procession will leave the Nishter Park and leave for the Iranian Hussainian Imambargah in Kharadar via the following route: Nishter Park, Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto Road, Father Jaminis Road, Mehfil-e-Shah-e-Khurasan, M.A. Jinnah Road, Mainsfield Street Preedy Street, again M.A. Jinnah Road, Boulton Market, Bombay Bazar, Kharadar, Nawab Mahabat Khanjee Road before finally reaching its destination.
On the night between 9th and 10th Muharram, a Tazia procession will be held for which all buses approaching Saddar from Jamshed Road side will proceed straight to the MA Jinnah Road and will not be permitted to come on Mansfield Street after 10pm.
Similarly, buses coming from the city side on Shahrah-e-Liaquat, bound for the colonies via the Empress Market, will be diverted to the Muhammad Bin Qasim Road/ MA Jinnah Road.
The buses going to Malir and Sharea Faisal will be diverted to Court Road, Moulana Wafai Road (old Stratchen Road), AH Road, MW Road and then to Sharea Faisal. All the buses coming from Korangi and going to Saddar will be diverted back from the junction of Mansfield Street/Rafiqui Shaheed Road/Sarwar Shaheed Road (Lucky Star).
The area around by Preedy Street, MA Jinnah Road, Mansfield Street and Shahrah-e-Iraq will be closed for all vehicles by 8pm, or earlier if need be.
All buses bound for Tower from Lea Market will use the following route: Agha Khan Road, Dalumal Chela Ram Road, Mir Mohammad Baluoch Road and Shidi Village Road.
The stretch of road between the junction of Nawab Mohabbat Khanji Road, Shidi Village Road, Aga Khan Road, Dalumel Cheala Ram Road, will be out of bounds for all public transportation.
On Muharram 10, a large Majlis will be held at Nishtar Park from 7:30am, followed by a mourning procession. All vehicular traffic coming from the city will be diverted to Soldier Bazaar Road from the junction of MA Jinnah Road/Dr Dawood Pota Road.
All traffic on Soldier Bazaar Road from its junction with Dr Dawood Pota Road, till its junction with Khan Bahadur Naqi Muhammad Khan Road will flow one way and all public buses and trucks coming from Nazimabad will be diverted to Nishtar Road towards the Zoological Garden for reaching their destinations.
All the public transport coming from Liaquatabad will be diverted to Martin Road towards the Jail Road.
These vehicles would be permitted to proceed to the Central Jail, and then proceed via Jamshed Road, Dada Bhoy Noorji Road, Kashmir Road, Shahra-e-Quaideen, Sharea Faisal to the Gora Qabristan and then via Mubarak Shaheed Road, Iqbal Shaheed Road, Lucky Star, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Dr Dawood Pota Road, Preedy Street to their normal route.
When the mourning procession reaches the junction of MA Jinnah Road/Mansfield Street, the vehicles shall proceed towards 602 EME workshop, Mubarak Shaheed Road, Lucky Star, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, Moulana Wafai Road (Old Stratchen Road), Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road, MA Jinnah Road till the situation permits for plying of vehicles diverted from I I Chundrigar Road and MR Kiyani Road.
Similarly, all public buses approaching the city from Stadium Road side shall proceed via New MA Jinnah Road and will be diverted to Dada Bhoy Noorji Road towards Kashmir Road from its junction with New MA Jinnah Road/Link Road, behind Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum.
All heavy traffic from the Superhighway would be diverted from Al-Azam Square towards Chowrangi No 2 of Nazimabad and will then proceed along Estate Avenue Road, Shershah to Mauripur Road.
All heavy traffic going to approaching the city from the National Highway side shall proceed via Rashid Minhas Road, Stadium Road, Sir Shah Muhammad Suleman Road, Hassan Square, Liaquatabad No 10, Nazimabad Chowrangi No 2, Manghopir Road, Estate Avenue Road, Shershah and Mauripur Road.
Meanwhile, cars will be allowed to proceed toward the procession from the Guru Mandir Roundabout.
The vehicles will then be diverted onto the Bahadur Yar Jang Road and again onto Khan Bahadur Naqi Muhammad Khan Road.
Under no circumstances would these vehicles will be allowed to go toward Soldier Bazar and Old Numaish.
All vehicular traffic coming for the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam along the MA Jinnah Road will be diverted towards Bahadur Yar Jang Road.
All vehicular traffic approaching Old Numaish area via Shahrah-e-Quaideen (except those arriving for participating in the procession) would not be allowed to proceed from the roundabout of Shahra-e-Quaideen behind the mausoleum.
All traffic heading towards Saddar and other colonies will not be permitted to proceed towards the Empress Market from the junction of (1) Preedy Street/Sarmad Road, (2) Preedy Street/MA Jinnah Road, (3) Shahrah-e-Liaquat/Court Road and (4) Shahra-e-Liaquat/Muhammad Bin Qasim Road when the head of the procession reaches near the crossing of MA Jinnah Road/Mansfield street.
Similarly, all vehicular traffic proceeding towards Saddar via the MA Jinnah Road will not be allowed to proceed from its junction with Preedy Street and Agha Khan Road.
All traffic coming from Keamari will be blocked from Ghass Bunder Railway Quarters while all buses coming from the West Wharf and Mauripur Road will be blocked from Aga Khan Road/Edulijee Dinshaw Road.
All traffic coming and from Keamari and Mauripur Road via the MT Khan Road will be diverted to Jinnah Bridge till the procession reaches the junction of MA Jinnah Road.
Thereafter, all traffic will be suspended from the junction of MT Khan Road/Jinnah Bridge.