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Dharna Culture in Isl
Dharna Culture in Isl
Traffic Jams
• Commuters in the twin cities have had to search for alternate routes to reach their
destinations and often have had to bear hours-long traffic jams.
Impact on Urban Life
• Most affected by the ongoing sit-in are students and Employees, for whom
commutes to their educational institutes now take hours instead of minutes.
Islamabad Master Plan
If the main arteries (Kashmir Highway, Expressway, IJP road, Murree Rd) are blocked due to protest the entire city
locks down.
Protests are democratic. However, when the protesters refuse to adhere to the writ of the state,
when they put the security and livelihood of hundreds of thousands of citizens in jeopardy, when
they attack public installations and damage public and private property, then there is a serious
problem that can possibly not be overlooked.
Blockages in the Capital
City
Impact on local population