Friday car bazaar thrives despite ban

Despite a ban, bazaar of vehicles continues on Benazir Bhutto Road from Chandni Chowk to 6th Road Flyover

RAWALPINDI: Despite of ban, weekly bazaar of vehicles continues on Benazir Bhutto Road from Chandni Chowk to 6th Road Flyover. Officials of the police and district administration apparently turn a blind eye to the Jumma Bazaar of cars and other vehicles for reasons best known to them. The illegal Friday bazaar caused inconvenience not only to the people living nearby but also to hundreds of commuters and motorists using the road. The city traffic police had failed to take action against the car sale points and illegal weekly car bazaars mostly in Sadiqabad, Chandni Chowk, Sixth Road and different areas along Murree Road. Due to this Jumma bazaar the vehicular traffic comes to stand still and the citizens have to face a severe traffic jam on Murree Road. The 6th Road Flyover has also lost its utility due to this vehicle weekly car bazaar. The citizens have demanded crackdown against the organisers of this illegal weekly bazaar and slapping of heavy fines on them for violation of ban.  

Published in The Express Tribune, June 15^th, 2019.