- Site visitors police shut MT Khan Street with containers.
- Containers positioned on PIDC Bridge, adjoining roads.
- Roads resulting in Jinnah Bridge, Mai Kolachi blocked.
A number of main roads in Karachi have been closed for site visitors for the fourth consecutive day attributable to safety preparations following protests that broke out final Sunday after the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Eleven individuals misplaced their lives, and extra had been injured in Karachi throughout an illustration outdoors the US consulate on Sunday following the Iranian chief’s martyrdom.
Based on the site visitors police, MT Khan Street has been closed with limitations and personnel in place to limit motion. Containers have been positioned on the PIDC Bridge, whereas the roads resulting in Jinnah Bridge and Mai Kolachi have additionally been blocked.
As well as, the Jinnah Bridge itself has been closed for site visitors with limitations put in. The Boat Basin to Mai Kolachi Street has additionally been closed as a part of the safety measures.
Based on the site visitors police, residents residing throughout the affected areas can be allowed to enter or go away after displaying their identification paperwork.
Following the martyrdom of Khamenei, protests broke out in a number of components of the world, together with Pakistan, with demonstrators carrying black flags and chanting “Down with America!” in addition to anti-Israel slogans.
In Karachi, protesters breached the outer wall of the US consulate compound and broken the property. In the meantime, firing in the course of the incident claimed the lives of a minimum of 11 individuals.
On Tuesday, Reuters reported that US Marines opened hearth on demonstrators as they stormed the Karachi consulate over the weekend.
Citing preliminary data, two US officers stated it was nonetheless unclear whether or not the rounds fired by Marines hit or killed anybody. They added that it was additionally unknown whether or not pictures had been fired by others guarding the mission, together with non-public safety workers and native police.
