{"id":104487,"date":"2026-02-04T04:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T04:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/sindh-cm-says-roads-blockage-wont-be-allowed-amid-ji-karachi-protest-call-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T04:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T04:48:14","slug":"sindh-cm-says-roads-blockage-wont-be-allowed-amid-ji-karachi-protest-call-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/sindh-cm-says-roads-blockage-wont-be-allowed-amid-ji-karachi-protest-call-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sindh CM says roads' blockage won't be allowed amid JI Karachi protest call – Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KARACHI \u2013 Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Monday that they would not allow blockage of roads in Karachi as it causes huge trouble to the citizens. The CM said that JI Chief Hafiz Naeem announced a sit-in on Feb 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not allow blockage of traffic flow on Shahra-e-Faisal and other main roads in the city,\u201d said CM Murad. He said that the victims of Gul Plaza fire incident were being used for political purposes. He said that the PPP government in Sindh would continue to serve the people. The CM said that they provided compensation to the families of those who lost their lives in Gul Plaza fire. He expressed these views during an inauguration ceremony of anti-polio campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will wait for the outcome of the judiciary inquiry into the Gul Plaza fire incident,\u201d said Sindh CM Murad. He made it clear that those who are being labelled as \u201cQabiz Mafia or like that\u201d are elected ones. He said that the action was taken against some people after the initial inquiry into the said incident. Murad Ali Shah said that everybody has a role and they should ensure it.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Sindh government took preventive measures amid fears of possible protests and the blocking of key thoroughfares in Karachi, and detained 180 individuals under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) for a period of 30 days.<\/p>\n

The Sindh Home Department said that the highest number of detentions \u2014 51 individuals \u2014 were made from the East Zone while arrests were also reported from other parts of the city as part of efforts to maintain law and order.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sindh PTI President Haleem Adil Sheikh strongly criticized the detentions and demanded the immediate release of all party leaders and workers taken into custody.<\/p>\n

He alleged that raids are being carried out at the homes of PTI leaders and activists across Sindh, leading to further arrests. \u201cWe are peaceful political people and believe in constitutional and democratic struggle,\u201d he said, adding that the party would continue its political activities within the framework of the law.<\/p>\n

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KARACHI \u2013 Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Monday that they would not allow blockage of roads in Karachi as it causes huge trouble to the citizens. 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