KARACHI:Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Thursday held a protest demonstration outside Sindh Chief Minister House for holding local government (LG) elections on time.
The party started the protest from Karachi Press Club in the leadership of JI Karachi president Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman. Later, the protesters broke the barricades and were countered by the police.
The police said the traffic was rerouted in the wake of protest as Zia-ud-Din Ahmad Road was closed for commuting. On the other hand, the roads leading to the CM House were also closed using barricades, with police officers guarding the premises. Assistant Commissioner South Abdul Hannan reached the site of protest for negotiations with the protestors.