Muree mania: Lack of public toilets irk tourists

Restaurants, hotels filled to capacity

MURREE: As people from across the country, particularly the twin cities and from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa thronged Murree on Saturday

to enjoy the weather after Thursday’s snowfall, lack of restrooms proved turned out to be a problem for the tourists.

“We enjoyed the beautiful sceneries with snow-covered hills and above all the mouth-watering food, but lack of space at hotels and rest-rooms did depress us,” Shafqatullah, a student who had come from K-P said.

All the restaurants and rest houses are filled to capacity during winter when tourists from across the country make their way to the hill station to enjoy the pleasant weather. But their number is somewhat less as compared to the number of visitors.

On Saturday, great rush of tourists was witnessed at all the hotels, restaurants and cafes. The people had to wait for hours to get seats to have tea and meal.

Businessmen and shopkeepers of Murree seemed to be happy with their thriving business.

Tourists were seen enjoying hot coffee and tea while walking on The Mall and at shopping centres.

“I am enjoying the weather here,” said Shahid Akram he said that his family was enjoying the weather but the lack of public toilets and hotel administration’s refusal to let people use theirs marred the fun,” he remarked. He urged the local administration to build rest rooms.

Great rush of tourists was also seen at Pindi Point for enjoying chairlift ride. 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 14^th, 2016.