KARACHI: A smart lockdown has been imposed in Karachi’s 41 union councils from 7pm today to slow the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
According to a notification from the office of the Karachi commissioner, lockdown has been imposed in hotspots for two weeks.
During the lockdown, which will end on July 2, all the entry and exits points of the hotpsot areas would be closed. All the shops will remain closed except the medical and general stores in the lockdown areas. Medical and general stores will remain open from 11am to 5pm.
No home delivery will be allowed in the areas under lockdown, the notification added.
Only one member of a family will be allowed to visit the market for grocery shopping after showing his/her national identity card.
The areas where lockdown has been imposed are:
District West
– UC-5 (Songal): Gulshan-e-Maymar and Khuda Ki Basti Phase 2
– UC-3 (Islam Nagar): Naval Colony, Sector 4
– UC-5 (Saeedabad): Area 5G, 5J, A3
– UC-4 (Metroville): Block 3
– UC-6 (Frontier Colony): Sector 4 & 5 near Malakand Hospital, Ismaili Quarters
– UC-6 (Ghaziabad): Christian Colony
District East
– Gulshan Town: UC-1 Muhammad All Society, UC-2 Bahadurabad and Block 14, UC-4 Essa Nagri, UC-6 Block 13 (A&C), UC-7 Gulshan-e-Jamal, UC-8 13-D/II, UC-9 Block 7, UC-10 Block 14, 15, 11, Gulistan-e-Johar Block 2, UC-12 Sachal Goth and Rabia Petal, UC-13 Safoora, UC-14 Rufi Lake Drive Inn and Gulistan-e-Johar Block 13
– Jamshed Town: UC-6 PECHS Block 2 Tariq Road and Block 6, UC-7 PECHS Block II and Block 6, UC-8 Balti Mohalla, UC-10 Martin Quarters and Fatima Jinnah Colony, UC-11 Jamat Khana, Jahangir Road Quarters No. 02, Jahangir Road No. 01, Teen Hatti and Bijli Ground, UC-12 Soilder Bazar Numaish Area.
District South
– UC Karachi Cantonment: Barzata Line and Doli Khata
– UC Kharadar-3: Lee Market
– UC Saddar-8: Burns Road, M.A. Jinnah Road, Main Saddar and Urdu Bazaar
– UC Phase VI: Khayaban-e-Badar and Khayaban-e-Muhafiz
– UC Lyari: Agra Taj-2 and Behar Colony.
District Korangi
– Korangi Town: UC-2 Makhdoom Bilawal, Qayyomabad-A & B Area, Allahwala Town, Nasir Colony, P&T Colony, Darrusalam
– Malir Town: UC-1 Moinaabad Phase 3, SI, 35/3 Model Colony, Jaffar Bagh and Nashtar Square
– Landhi Town: UC-9 36-B Area near to Street Rehmania Nlasjid, Awami Colony, Imambargh Wali Asar Area and Power House Area
– Shah Faisal Town: UC-7 Millat Town, Al-Falah Society and Malir Halt and UC-9 CAA Colony, Cantt. Bazar and Old Iqbalabad.
District Central
Gulberg : Selected streets of Joharabad.
North Karachi : Bab-e-Ghazi Apartment Sector I I -E North Karachi selected streets and Anarkali Market.
District Malir
– UC-3 (Cattle Colony): Road No. 09, Complete Commercial Market area)
– Gulshan-e-Hadeed-6: Complete Commercial Markets of Phase-I & Phase-II
– UC-5 (Jaffer e Tayyar): Jinnah Square Commercial Market
– UC-1 (Muzafarabad): D Area (Main Commercial Market Road from 50 Bedded Hospital to 52 Wing Pakistan Rangers), Old Area (Main Commercial Market Road), Jacob Line (Main Commercial Market Road), Majeed Colony Sector I & II (Main Commercial Markets and Muzafarabad Rerhi Road (Main Commercial Markets from Hospital Chowrangi to Hussain Chowrangi)
– UC-3 (Dawood Chowrangi): Main Commercial Markets from Dawood Chowrangi towards 89 Petrol Pump
– UC-4 (Quaidabad): Main Quaidabad, Gosht Gali, Murghi Khana Main Commercial Market, Majeed Panwala area near Mobile Market and All Mobile Markets.
