Road closures, restrictions on public transport trouble citizens as cricket tournament commences
KARACHI:
Karachi has braced itself for the worst that comes with cricket to the city - the gridlocks.
The metropolis will host the first Pakistan Super League (PSL) VI match today (Saturday) and while the National Stadium, the venue for the match - is expected to brim with excitement and exuberance, the rest of the city is likely to present a traffic nightmare, with no way out for troubled commuters stuck in a logjam.
Road closures
According to a traffic plan issued ahead of the tournament, only small vehicles are allowed on the roads in the vicinity of the National Stadium until the last PSL match in the city on March 7.
Karachi police on Friday said they had prepared a comprehensive foolproof security and traffic plan in connection with the PSL-6 matches scheduled to commence on February 20. AP/File
KARACHI: Karachi police on Friday said they had prepared a comprehensive foolproof security and traffic plan in connection with the PSL-6 matches scheduled to commence on February 20 (today) and continue till March 7 in the city.
The plan was devised in a meeting presided over by Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon and attended by relevant stakeholders.
“Overall more than 5,000 personnel of Karachi police will perform security duty during the PSL-6,” according to a police statement.
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