Islamabad Police Traffic problem for Pakistan’s Day


A view of the traffic jam at 9th Avenue Road in Islamabad. - INP/ File
A view of the traffic jam at 9th Avenue Road in Islamabad. – INP/ File

Islamabad: The Islamabad Traffic Police has issued a route plan for heavy traffic in relation to Pakistan’s day on March 23.

A parade of the Armed Forces will take place in the Federal Capital on the occasion of Pakistan’s Day.

According to the police, the entry of all types of heavy vehicles in Islamabad will be banned from midnight from March 22 to 3 pm on March 23.

In addition, from 6 am to 1 pm, Srinagar Highway will remain closed by incoming and outgoing traffic from the seventh avenue to Kudiyanwala Chowk on Sunday.

The Traffic Police have advised vehicles to go to Bhara Kahu that use alternative routes, including the seventh avenue through Pak-China Road, Rawal Dam Chowk, Kashmir Chowk and Club Road. They also warned that traffic interruptions can occur in Srinagar Highway and the highway due to changes in the route.

He has directed a great traffic that travels from Peshawar to Lahore to use the Taxila highway and Fateh Jang highway through Phatak Tarnol. Heavy vehicles traveling from Lahore GT Road to Islamabad and Rawalpindi must use Chak Beli Road and Chakri Motoreshay.

In addition, travelers who use GT Road from Peshawar to Rawat have been advised to use the Taxila, Chakri, Chak Beli Road and Rawat highway. Similarly, those who travel from Lahore GT Road to Peshawar must use Rawat, Chak Beli Road, Chakri and Taxila Motorway.

The Director of Traffic of Islamabad (CTO), Zeeshan Haider, declared that the capital’s traffic police staff will be deployed at various points to guide citizens.

He urged travelers to contact the ITP help line in 1915 to get help during the trip and tune FM 92.4 for real -time traffic updates.

ITP social networks platforms will keep citizens aware of real -time traffic routes, he added.

Pakistan day

The day marks the adoption of the historical resolution of Lahore on this day in 1940 that provided a framework for the realization of the objective of a separate homeland for Muslims in southern Asia.

The day dawns with a greeting of 31 cannons in the Federal Capital and a greeting of 21 cannons in the provincial capitals.

Special prayers are offered in the mosques after the prayers of dawn for the prosperity and solidarity of the country. The national flag rises in the main government buildings.

Guard change ceremonies are held at the Quaid-E-A-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnaah in Karachi and Dr. Mohammad Iqbal in Lahore.



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