The parking fee issue at Faisal Mosque, Islamabad remains unresolved, with the contractor and tourists making contradictory statements and pointing fingers at each other.
As per the details, the contractor had told visitors that he is legally permitted to collect Rs. 20 and Rs. 50 as parking feesĀ for motorcycles and cars respectively at Faisal Mosque.
However, the visitors presented a document allegedly handwritten byĀ a Deputy Director of the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) of Capital Development Authority (CDA), in which he said that āNo one has been allowed to charge parking fee on private vehiclesā.
According to the letter, the parking contractor can only charge parking fees from commercial vehicles, and private motorists are not required to pay anything. It also advised visitors that if the contractor demands a parking fee from private motorists or bikers, they should immediately file a complaint by calling 051-9252838/051-9252844 or 15.
The visitors also showed that the contractorās parking fee receipt reads: āContractor will not be responsible if car or motorbike is stolenā.
If tourism is to be promoted, then there should be no any type of fee on the parking or on the usage of public bathrooms.
If fee is to be charged then proper computerized voucher should be issued which could be audited in future otherwise this will open another door for corruption amongst the management.
It means any 5 times nimazi at Faisal Mosque will have to pay 5 times daily to go pray. Well done MCI!