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Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen’s (MWM) sit-in protest entered third-day on Saturday causing significant traffic disruptions and inconvenience for commuters due to the closure of major roads in Karachi
As per details, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) organized sit-ins at ten different locations to protest the worst health situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district Parachinar.
The sit ins protests at different locations causing traffic disruption in Karachi. Traffic Police reported that the central protest is being staged at Numaish Chowrangi due to which other roads including both tracks of Abul Hasan Isphani Road in front of Abbas Town and University Road near Samama Shopping Centre are facing closures.
Sit-in was staged at Five Star Chowrangi in North Nazimabad causing road blocks in MeaSharea Faisal from Malir to Natha Khan Bridge..
Moreover, sit-ins were also reported from Surjani Town Road, Shahra-e-Pakistan near Ancholi, Kamran Chowrangi in Gulistan-e-Johar, and Nazimabad No 1, suspending vehicular traffic.
The National Highway near Township was completely shut, and a demonstration at Powerhouse Chowrangi further worsening the city’s traffic woes.
It is worth mentioning here that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah appealed to the protestors not to demonstrate as it is causing hardship for the public, saying: “Blocking roads in Karachi and Sukkur will not resolve the Parachinar issue”.
Additionally, the Sindh governor’s office also announced that a helicopter carrying medical supplies and other aid had reached Parachinar.
