Like every other New Year’s Eve, Karachiites are expected to take to the city’s raoads in search of entertainment and celebratory fireworks. Keeping this in mind, DIGP-Traffic has issued the following traffic plan for the night of December 31-January 1:
- Clifton, Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim, Sea View will be affected
- People who live in these neighbourhoods are advised to keep their CNIC on them during travel
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No one will be able to enter Khayaban-e-Ittehad from Korangi and the Expressway.
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People will instead have to take the longer route of Korangi road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Avari, Club Chowk, Hoshang Chowk, Three Swords, Racecourse signal, Chaudhry Khaliq uz Zaman road and Gizri bridge, Saudi signal.
- Those coming to DHA from Gulberg and Nazimabad can take M. A. Jinnah Road, Garden Road, Zaibunnisa Street, Gizri Road to enter Khayaban-e-Shamsheer and proceed towards Mc Donalds and Village Restaurant. The can also proceed towards Khayaban-e-Hafiz and Khayaban-e-Ittehad from Saudi Embassy.
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Those coming from Landhi, Gadap, Shah Faisal and Korangi via Shahra-e-Faisal can proceed towards Gizri or I. I. Chundrigar Road to enter DHA.
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Those coming from Jinnah Bridge can take Mai Kolachi Road towards Sunsent Boulevard and Korangi Road. They can also turn towards Bilawal Chowrangi and proceed to Hyperstar.