Updated on
Summary People in big cities leaving to native areas for Eid are falling prey to greedy transporters.
Transporters have started fleecing them by increasing fares while the authorities pay no heed to the issue.During visits to various bus terminals in major cities, including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, it was observed that transporters were over-charging commuters.This overcharging resulted into scuffle and exchange of harsh words between transporters and passengers at some points.Before the start of Eid, a large number of people from big cities go to their native areas to celebrate Eid with dear ones, and every year the same situation is seen, but authorities never devise any mechanism to tackle the issue.This time closure of trains on different routes has multiplied miseries of the passengers as they don’t have any other cheap mean to travel to their native towns.People have complained about rude attitude of transporters, saying that on the one hand transporters are taking extra fares, and on the other if someone argues with them, they misbehave.Malik Ihsan arrived at Ghosia bus stand at Pirwadhai, Rawalpindi, with his family looking to travel to Mianwali to celebrate Eid, but felt embarrassed when transporter demanded Rs 300 rather than usual fare Rs 230. He said that how can he pay extra charges for five tickets.Similar is the situation at every other bus terminal in major cities.
