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KARACHI: Two roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were closed off on Sunday, with the traffic police citing \u201csecurity\u201d reasons, ahead of a planned protest by the PTI against rising fuel prices.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued at 11:50am, the Karachi Traffic Police (KTP) said both tracks of Din Mohammad Wafai Road were shut.<\/p>\n
It added that Sarwar Shaheed Road from the Coast Guard Officers\u2019 Mess towards Angle Chowk, Karachi Press Club was also closed for traffic.<\/p>\n
The KTP cited \u201csecurity\u201d as the reason for the closure of the routes.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Detailing alternative routes, the KTP said traffic was being diverted from M.R. Kyani Road towards the street with the police station.<\/p>\n Vehicles coming from Fawara Chowk were being diverted towards Aiwan-i-Sadr and Zainab Market, while those coming from the Coast Guards\u2019 Mess could go towards Passport Office, it added.<\/p>\n The KTP urged commuters to contact its helpline 1915 to find out alternative routes.<\/p>\n The roadblocks come ahead of a planned protest by the PTI against inflation and high petroleum prices, which have seen major increases over the past month due to the US-Israel war on Iran.<\/p>\n The PTI had announced a protest outside KPC at 4pm today against \u201crising inflation in the country and the increase in prices of petroleum products to record levels\u201d.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Shortly after 2pm, PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh said the PPP-led \u201cso-called democratic government had closed off the press club through its police\u201d.<\/p>\n Sheikh stated that the PTI had called for \u201cpeaceful\u201d protests today across Sindh, including at KPC.<\/p>\n \u201cWhere else should we go if not the press club?\u201d he asked, quipping that some \u201cfavourite political parties\u201d were even allowed to block Sharea Faisal for their gatherings.<\/p>\n Reiterating that the protest would be peaceful, the PTI leader called on the public to gather at the KPC at 4pm.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n In January, roads leading to the KPC had been blocked for hours<\/a> as lawyers, human rights activists and civil society members staged a protest against the conviction<\/a> of Imaan Zainab Hazir-Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n