Chup tazia procession: What roads should you avoid in Karachi today?

• First chup tazia procession departs from Nishtar Park.
• Second procession to depart from Rizvia Society at 1pm.
• Streets closed as part of procession's security arrangements.
  

KARACHI: With the Karachi Traffic Police issuing a traffic diversion plan for two different chup tazia processions, scheduled for Friday, commuters in the city have been advised to take specified routes.

The first of the two chup tazia processions, carried out annually on the 8th of Rabi-ul-Awwal, has already departed from Nishtar Park at 6:30am. It will conclude at the Noor Bagh, Musafir Khana, located in the Moosa Lane neighbourhood.

This procession will pass through MA Jinnah Road, Capri, and Saddar Dawakhana. Both processions are likely to conclude at around 11am and 4pm, respectively.

To ensure the smooth passage of the procession, incoming traffic from the Gurumandir Chowk was diverted towards the Bahadur Yar Jung Road in Soldier Bazaar.

Similarly, traffic from Nazimabad will be diverted towards Nishtar Road via Lasbela Chowk, while traffic from Liaquatabad will be rerouted towards Lasbela Chowk via Teen Hatti, according to the traffic police’s diversion plan.

Additionally, the traffic from Garden heading towards the MA Jinnah Road will be guided towards Gul Plaza via Anklesaria Hospital.

Meanwhile, the second chup tazia procession is set to depart from the Rizvia Society at 1pm and is likely to conclude at the Imam Bargah Shah-E-Najaf on Martin Road.

For this procession, the road between Water Pump and Karimabad Flyover will be closed till 1pm. Furthermore, The Altaf Hussain Barelvi Road between Bara Board and Gujjar Nala Crossing will be closed for traffic. 

Traffic will be diverted from Karimabad Chowk towards Moosa Colony, traffic police said.

The security arrangements for the first procession of chup tazia were completed with streets and roads around its route being already closed for movement.