ISLAMABAD: Capital authorities on Wednesday started removing containers which were placed in the city to block roads for security during anti-government sit-ins, Express News reported.
On October 14, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had ordered the removal of containers from all roads in the federal capital except the ones on Constitution Avenue. In a directive to the Islamabad administration, the interior minister had said steps should be taken to improve traffic flow in the city.
The containers were placed for security of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) demonstrators who started protests in the capital on August 15.
Constitution Avenue is one of the major roads in Islamabad along which the Pak Secretariat stands. Containers at PTV Chowk and outside the Pak Secretariat were removed today, while officials are working to remove other remaining containers.
Containers which were placed outside the PM House have also been removed.
Blockage of many roads in Islamabad had led to the closure of many businesses and affected daily activities of many. Removal of these containers will come as a relief for the distressed Islamabad residents.