Pakistan, Jan. 6 -- Authorities in Karachi on Monday expanded their crackdown on anti-encroachment sealing the automobile spare parts market off M.A. Jinnah Road near Tibet Centre, along with hundreds of other shops across the city. The move follows the closure of the entire motorcycle market on Akbar Road, which remained shut for a third consecutive day.

Officials said 86 shops in the spare parts market were sealed after vehicles parked in front of the shops obstructed traffic, while 115 shops in the Akbar Road motorcycle market were also targeted for similar reasons. Deputy Commissioner South Javed Nabi Khoso said shopkeepers had been warned multiple times to remove encroachments, adding that roadside mechanics and electricians hired ...