The commuters of the twin-cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are facing problems due to lack of a decent public transport system, overcharging and misbehaviour of the transporters and traffic jams.
The most vulnerable are the government servants who regularly travel to their offices during peak hours. Great rush of people on bus stops, running after the vehicles during rush hours has become a routine exercise of their lives.
Imtiaz, a resident of Rawalpindi said that the attitude of the van conductors is always harsh, but the most serious problem is that there is no schedule for public transport.
Drivers stop their vehicles at bus stops waiting for passengers, even though sitting passengers express anger because they are getting late, he added. Afzal Khan, a government employee said, traffic jams in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi during busy hours are taking place more frequently, creating problems for commuters.
Flow of traffic often turns chaotic with everyone rushing to approach his destination in time, much to the discomfort of others, he added.
He said the phenomenon of wasting time of employees travelling to and from the twin cities, besides giving rise to environmental hazards. With the traffic having increased manifold, the entire stretch of the road from Zero Point right up to the Rawat Toll Plaza is a free-for-all with motorists paying no heed to rules and regulations, he added.
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