KARACHI: As many as 16 devotees were killed and several other injured in to separate accidents in Shaheed Benazirabad and Khairpur.
According to police, a devotees van collided with trailer near Fatuhal Zardari in Shaheed Benazirabad, killing six people and injuring 10 others.
Police said the injured were shifted to the hospital, visitors were coming to annual Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
Meanwhile, a coach carrying devotees near Ranipur on the national highway was overturned, killing 10 people and injuring 30.
Rescue sources said that the condition of seven people injured in the accident was critical, the passenger coach of the accident was going from Punjab to Sehwan Sharif.
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Earlier, Sindh Government imposed ban on heavy traffic to enter in Karachi from 6am to 10pm.
According to a notification issued by Commissioner Karachi, section 144 has been implemented to ensure the protection of the citizens and maintain traffic flow, which will ban heavy traffic from 6am to 10pm.
Heavy traffic will be allowed to enter the city from 10pm to 6am, the statement said.
A statement issued by Commissioner Karachi said that the ban would not be applied to medicines, water, edible oil vehicles.
