Blockade of roads leaves people in lurch

KARACHI      -      People travelling to and from Balochistan on Thursday faced difficulties as the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI)’s activists blocked the highway near Lucky Toll Plaza.
A large number of activists led by Maulana Umer Sadiq and JUI-F provincial General Secretary Rashid Mehmood gathered and had blocked the RCD Road according to the Plan B announced by their party.
The travelers including elderly, women and children had to walk for around 3 to 4km. Long queues of vehicles were witnessed on the highway while contingent of Rangers and Police personnel were also deployed.

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