All roads but one blocked for PSL matches open for traffic, SHC told.

Byline: Ishaq Tanoli

KARACHI -- Police on Tuesday informed the Sindh High Court that apart from one thoroughfare, all the roads around the National Stadium Karachi have been opened for traffic.

They further said that only Sir Shah Suleman Road was being blocked during the ongoing matches of the Pakistan Super League and it was opened for emergency vehicles.

When a two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar took up for hearing an application seeking contempt proceedings against authorities concerned for allegedly violating its earlier order by blocking roads near NSK, Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon along with some DIGs and other officials of police and traffic police turned up.

They gave a clear statement that all roads were opened and they also removed containers used to block the roads. However, only one road ie Sir Shah Suleman Road was being blocked during PSL matches and emergency vehicles were allowed to use it.

The city police chief says only Sir Shah Suleman Road is blocked for the ongoing matches

The statement was supported by the counsel for the petitioner and other lawyers.

The police officials also submitted a compliance report about the murder of Usama Saeed as on the last hearing victim's grandfather Advocate Hanif Bandhani had filed an application to be become intervener on the ground that his grandson was shot and wounded in a mugging attempt and died since he could not be brought to a hospital in time due to blocked roads on the account of PSL.

Police stated in the reports that three suspects had been arrested in the case and one was still at large and the identification parade of the held suspects would be conducted before a judicial magistrate in a couple of days.

The grandfather of the victim informed the bench that he was satisfied with the investigation being conducted by the police.

The bench directed the investigating officer of the case to complete the investigation diligently and submit the investigation report in the competent court.

The bench said that on the last hearing it had also asked the inspector general of police to issue directives to all SHOs to ensure...