Roads blocked, traffic congested in Karachi’s PIDC area due to protest

Roads blocked, traffic congested in Karachi's PIDC area due to protest.

Key points

• In an alert issued at 4: 06pm, the Karachi Traffic Police remarked that the Sultanabad Traffic Post towards PIDC Chowk and MT Khan Road were closed for traffic.
• Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field.
• As an alternate route, traffic is being diverted from the traffic post towards Mai Kolachi Road and Boat Basin, the police remarked.
• The traffic police additionally requested citizens to call the traffic helpline at 1915 to choose alternate routes so as to avoid "inconvenience and trouble".
• KARACHI: Roads in and around Karachi's PIDC area were either blocked to traffic or experiencing heavy congestion on Thursday after reports of a protest near the site.

Roads blocked, traffic congested in Karachi's PIDC area due to protest. Imtiaz Ali Published August 20, 2026 Updated August 20, 2026 04: 51pm. Add Dawn as a trusted source.

According to an update by the traffic police, MT Khan Road was partially closed for traffic.

In practice, the traffic police additionally requested citizens to call the traffic helpline at 1915 to choose alternate routes so as to avoid "inconvenience and trouble".

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.

Taken together, the developments around roads blocked, traffic congested in Karachi's PIDC area due to protest point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.