Drivers blocked the National Highway to protest the killing of a truck driver, shot dead by bandits in Shah Latif Town area of Karachi, a private TV channel reported Friday. Thousands of vehicles were trapped in a traffic jam for seven hours.
According to police sources, two bandits tried to stop a dumper loader last night on a road leading to Lashari Goth in Shah Latif Town. They opened fire on the driver of the dumper Zohair when he refused to stop, killing him on the spot. After the incident, the truck drivers blocked the National Highway in protest for seven hours. Later, the traffic was restored after police assured the protesters about the arrest of the bandits.