Quetta faces worst traffic jam as Eid approaches

QUETTA: The provincial capital of Balochistan faces worst ever traffic jam as Eidul Fitr draws closer.

Traffic jams at major city intersections, including Meezan Chowk, Mitha Chowk, Jinnah Road and Liaquat bazaar have increased causing incontinence for hundreds.

Long queues were witnessed at these places and a vehicle took at least 30 to 45 minutes to pass through these intersections.

The worse traffic jam was witnessed at Meezan Chowk from the Mitha chowk. It was prompted by shoppers, rickshaw and taxi drivers as they wrongly parked their vehicles at Liaquat Baazar, the main shopping area of Quetta.

Although, the traffic police chalked out effective plane and opened the number of alternate routes but the stray vehicles destroyed it completely.

The worst ever traffic jam delayed the arrival of passengers at railway stations and Airport.

However, keeping in view the situation, on the directives of IG police, Rao Amin Hashim the additional contingent of ATF, BC and FC have been deployed at the main markets of the city to cover the hundreds of people converged there for shopping.