# Sir Syed Flyover Karachi closed: traffic diversion routes from NIPA and Gulshan

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Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 1 Oct 2026
Updated: 1 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 1 Oct 2026

> The flyover is shut until development work ends, with no reopening date. Here are the official diversions via Rashid Minhas Road, Stadium Road and Sardar Ali Sabri Road.

Karachi Traffic Police closed the **Sir Syed Flyover** to traffic from the night of 30 September for development work, and it stays shut until the work is finished. No reopening date has been given. Traffic police have published a diversion plan for drivers coming from NIPA towards Hasan Square and for those heading into Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

## Sir Syed Flyover closure: the diversions

**From NIPA towards Hasan Square**, use either of two routes:

1. Turn left at NIPA and take **Rashid Minhas Road**, or
2. Turn right at **Millennium Mall** and continue on **Stadium Road**.

**To Gulshan-e-Iqbal Blocks 1, 2, 5 and 13-D, Isa Nagri and Azizabad:** turn right under the **NIPA Flyover**, then take **Sardar Ali Sabri Road** and the **Rab Medical signal**.

Traffic police say staff are posted at the main junctions and diversion points to guide drivers.

## Who is affected

The closure hits one of the busiest stretches of central Karachi: commuters between Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and the city centre, and anyone driving to the shops, offices and hospitals around Hasan Square. Expect longer queues on Rashid Minhas Road and Stadium Road at morning and evening peak hours, when the diverted traffic joins their usual load.

## What to do

- **Leave earlier** for the next few days, especially between 8 and 10 am and 5 and 8 pm.
- **Check live updates** on FM 88.6, the traffic police radio channel, before you set out.
- **Call 1915**, the Karachi traffic police helpline, for route help.
- **Plan fuel and fares**: a longer route adds kilometres. Our [fuel cost calculator](/tools/cars/fuel-cost-calculator) works out what an extra few kilometres a day costs at today's [petrol price](/data/petrol-price).

The closure comes in the same week that part of the Red Line BRT structure collapsed in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, killing a site guard. Read our report: [Red Line BRT bridge collapses in Gulshan-e-Iqbal](/news/pakistan/red-line-brt-bridge-collapses-in-gulshan-e-iqbal-karachi-killing-a-site-guard). We will update this page when traffic police announce a reopening date.

## Frequently asked questions

**When will Sir Syed Flyover in Karachi reopen?**

Traffic police have not given a date. The flyover stays closed until the development work is completed.

**Which route should I take from NIPA to Hasan Square?**

Turn left at NIPA onto Rashid Minhas Road, or turn right at Millennium Mall and continue on Stadium Road.

## Sources

- Karachi Traffic Police Issues Diversion Plan for Sir Syed Flyover Closure (ProPakistani): https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/01/karachi-traffic-police-issues-diversion-plan-for-sir-syed-flyover-closure/

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