Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has devised a special traffic plan for rallies to be held on September 8 (Friday) by political as well as religious parties, civil society and lawyers to express solidarity with Burma’s Rohingyas.
This special traffic plan has been devised by Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Malik Matloob Ahmed following which 488 traffic policemen including four DSPs and Inspectors will perform duties. ITP’s FM radio will also provide updates to citizens so that they may not face any inconvenience.
According to this traffic plan, the road from Aabpara Chowk to Serena hotel will remain closed for all traffic and citizens may reach Red Zone by using 7th Avenue, Margallah Road and Faisal Avenue.
Similarly, China Chowk Shaheed Millat Road will also remain closed and citizens may use Jinnah Avenue, Fazal-e-Haq road, Faisal Avenue and 7th Avenue for alternate routes.
As per the traffic plan, Kashmir Highway on both sides from Kashmir Chowk to Dhokro Chowk will remain closed.
To reach Airport, citizens coming from Murree or Bhara Kau will have to pass through Rawal Dam Chowk and can move towards their destination from Faizabad, Murree Road and Expressway.
Those going to Peshawar through Motorway may use Faizabad, IJP road and 9th Avenue. Geo Chowk (Embassy road) will remain closed and citizens may use Luqman Hakeem road, Fazal-e-Haq road, Jinnah Avenue and Faisal Avenue.
According to the traffic plan, 3rd road (Bari Imam road) will remain closed and citizens are advised to use Shams Picket Outage at Diplomat Foreigner DPD, Radio Pakistan Chowk, Secretariat Chowk and Margallah road to reach their destination.
The residents of Bari Imam area and those going to Qauid-e-Azam University will need to use Shahdra Road. Similarly, the road from Shuhda Chowk to GPO Chowk will remain closed and citizens may use Luqman Hakeem road, Fazal-e-Haq road, Faisal Avenue, Sitara Market Saddar Road.
The Municipal road from Melody Chowk to Aabpara Chowk will also remain closed and citizens are advised to use G-7/2 Service Road,Fazal-e-Haq road and Faisal Avenue.
The 7th avenue Chowk heading to Seharwardy road to Aabpara Chowk will remain close and citizens may use 7th Aveneu, G-6 Service Road, Sitara Market Saddar road and Fazal-e-Haq road.
In case of closure of Chand Tara Chowk to Dhokri (Kashmir Highway), citizens may use Faisal Avenue, Fazal-e-Haq road and 7th avenue.
The Agha Khan road from Ayub Chowk towards Secretariat will remain closed and citizens are advised to use Margallah raod. Bari Imam T-Cross towards Shams picket will remain close and citizens may use Shahdra road and Murree Road.
The road from Dhokri Kashmir Highway toward Korianwala Chowk will remain closed for all traffic. For Rawal Dam from Kashmir Chowk, Faizabad and Murree roads may be used.
The SSP (Traffic) Malik Matloob has said that policemen will remain present at various points to guide citizens towards alternate routes while ITP’s FM Radio 92.4 will also guide the road users.
He has appealed to the citizens to follow this plan and avoid any inconvenience.
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