10/09/2025
*Karachi Traffic Advisory – Rain & Urban Flooding*
Due to expected heavy rains and possible urban flooding, Karachi Traffic Police has advised citizens to avoid low-lying and flooded areas and use alternate routes as follows:
*District Central – Alternate Routes*
* *Power House → Nagan Chowrangi:* Route often flooded; avoid if possible.
* *Rashid Minhas Road → New Karachi:* Take U-turn at Godhra → Shafiq Mor → New Karachi.
* *Sakhi Hassan → Nagan Chowrangi:* Use Qalandria Chowk → Anda Mor → 4K Chowrangi.
* *Board Office → KDA Chowrangi:* Diversion via Shara-e-Noor Jahan.
* *North Nazimabad Blocks N, H, I:* From Imtiaz Store → Mujahid Colony → .Ziauddin Hospital → Safi College → Landi Kotal → Peoples Chowrangi → Shafiq Mor → New Karachi.
*Shahrah-e-Faisal & East Karachi – Flood-Prone Points*
Nursery, Lal Kothi, Baloch Colony, Karsaz, Drigh Road Underpass, Kala Board, Madam Cut – prone to flooding; avoid if possible.
*Airport Routes – Alternate Options*
*To Airport:* Shahrah-e-Faisal → Sindhi Muslim → Allah Wali Chowrangi → Tariq Road → Char Minar → PTV Station → Agha Khan Road → Stadium Road → Millennium Mall → Joher Chowrangi → Rabia City → Habib University → Pahlwan Goth → Airport.
*From Defence to Airport:* Qayyumabad → Shahrah-e-Bhutto → Shah Faisal Colony → Shama Shopping Mall → Shahrah-e-Faisal → Star Gate → Airport.
*From Airport to Defence:* Malir Halt → Anwar Baloch Hotel → Shahrah-e-Bhutto → Qayyumabad → Defence. *Alternate:* Airport → Pahlwan Goth → Habib University → Rabia City → Joher Chowrangi → Millennium Mall → Stadium Road → Agha Khan Hospital → Char Minar → Tariq Road → Allah Wali Chowrangi → FTC → Korangi Road → Defence.
*Airport to Garden/Tower:* Model Colony Graveyard → Jinnah Avenue → Super Highway → Lyari Expressway → Garden/Tower.
*Airport to Gulshan/Gulistan-e-Jauhar:* Jinnah Avenue → Race Course → Gulshan/Gulistan-e-Jauhar.