6 JI workers arrested for allegedly burning motorcyles, tyres to obstruct traffic at Karachi's Korangi Crossing

6 JI workers arrested for allegedly burning motorcyles, tyres to obstruct traffic at Karachi's Korangi Crossing.

Key points

• Imtiaz AliNews Desk Published September 3, 2026 Updated September 3, 2026 04: 47pm.
• Korangi Senior Superintendent of Police Hussain Janwari remarked while speaking to Dawn that law enforcers had arrested six JI workers in connection with the incident.
• Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field.
• Without naming anyone, the JI remarked "miscreants" were responsible for the Korangi Crossing incident.
• "Individuals involved in setting motorcycles on fire at Korangi Crossing should be immediately arrested, " the statement quoted the CM as saying.

Imtiaz AliNews Desk Published September 3, 2026 Updated September 3, 2026 04: 47pm. Join our Whatsapp Channel. Add Dawn as a trusted source.

KARACHI: Six workers of the Jamaat-I-Islami (JI) were arrested in Karachi on Wednesday on the accusation of setting motorcycles and tyres on fire at Korangi Crossing to block the roads, police remarked.

Notably, the development coincided with JI's nationwide strike against the petroleum levy. It the party remarked was being observed in a peaceful manner.

In an official note, the party additionally seemed to distance itself from the burning of the two-wheelers and tyres, alleging that the administration was resorting to "cheap tactics" to suppress its protest. Without naming anyone, the JI remarked "miscreants" were responsible for the Korangi Crossing incident.

Videos – remarked to be of the incident – were circulating on social media and demonstrated burned remnants of two motorcycles, alongside burning tyres laid out in a row to obstruct a road. Cars and motorcycles, nevertheless, were seen continuing to drive around the burning tyres to cross the obstruction.

According to him, the arrested party workers obtained two old motorcycles and some tyres from a junk dealer and "are said to have set them on fire at Korangi Crossing to block the traffic". He remarked police "controlled the situation" after reaching the site.

Notably, a first information report has been registered against the six suspects under the anti-terror law, he continued.

Earlier, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office remarked Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah had taken notice of "unidentified people creating a law and order situation" in Korangi.

He directed that the matter be investigated immediately and "action be taken against miscreants without any discrimination", the statement remarked.

He additionally sought a report from the Sindh police chief on the incident, adding that "miscreants will not be allowed to destroy peace in the city".

Meanwhile, the JI observed the arrest of its workers in Korangi in an official note and demanded their immediate release.

Meanwhile, the party asserted that the traders were supporting their "struggle" and the administration was trying to suppress the protest.

Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. His reporting portfolio encompasses crime, politics, and the provincial legislature, alongside coverage of the courts, administration affairs, and the health sector.

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