Families of the Shikarpur blast victims have announced to stage a sit-in in front of the Chief Minister’s House later today, in search of justice.
Several containers have been placed in the red zone and on the road leading to the Chief Minister House as a precautionary measure ahead of the planned protest.
The city administration has imposed section 144 for one month in various sensitive locations of the city including the Governor’s House, Assembly Secretariat, CM House, Deen Muhammad Wafai Road, Mohammad Bin Qasim Road, Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Fresco and PIDC Road.
The administration has also banned rallies and protests near Bilawal House, Abdullah Shah Ghazi Road, Beach View Park and Khayaban-e-Saadi.
The families of the victims arrived in Karachi from Shikarpur last night and are camping at Numaish Chowrangi area of Karachi since then.
More than 60 people were martyred in a suicide blast at an Imambargah in Shikarpur last month.