Federal Capital wears a deserted look as majority of people belonging to other parts of the country have left to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at their native places. The offices were almost empty in Pak Secretariat and all over Islamabad as people availed the opportunity to leave on Sunday.
Huge rush of people on bus terminals of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad including Faizabad, Karachi Company and Pirwadhai, is giving clear indication that majority of people are leaving the Capital for their native places. People in large number along with their families and kids wait for hours to find place in busses and wagons whereas transporters have indulged in minting money by charging more from them.
This is not new in Islamabad on Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha as major part of the population living in Federal Capital belongs to other parts of the country and they return to their native places to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones. The government has announced four official holidays on the eve of Eid, which has given people more time to celebrate Eid at their native places with ease, said Irfan Javed, an employee of a government organisation, adding that most of the people left on Sunday that is why offices give deserted look.
"It is tradition that over 60 percent people living in Islamabad leave for their home towns and same is position this year", Muhammad Junaid said while talking to this scribe at a shopping center. He said that most of the people have no roots in Islamabad so they leave for their native places, but with the passage of time the number of people who celebrate Eid in Capital is increasing. The traffic on roads was low on Monday and the traffic will further reduce in coming days, Muhammad Junaid said, adding that the Islamabad will return to normal on Monday next.
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