Karachi
January 7, 2021
Citizens will not be allowed to take their vehicles to Karachi’s Burnes Road food street from January 10.
The decision to pedestrianise the well-known food street has been made by the Sindh government to facilitate the food lovers and to beautify the Old City area.
Officials said the announcement was made after close consultation with the District South administration and the city’s traffic police department.
They said several meetings had been convened by the Sindh government with the district administration and other relevant departments to formulate the plan.
Talking to The News, Deputy Inspector General of Police Iqbal Dara said he had directed his subordinates to make frequent visits to the intersections surrounding the food street and mark the locations of diversion points to avert any gridlocks or traffic mess, particularly during peak hours.