{"id":15301,"date":"2023-04-20T11:28:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T06:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=15301"},"modified":"2023-04-20T11:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T06:28:24","slug":"illegal-parking-and-encroachments-cause-traffic-woes-in-rawalpindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/illegal-parking-and-encroachments-cause-traffic-woes-in-rawalpindi\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Parking and Encroachments Cause Traffic Woes in Rawalpindi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">RAWALPINDI: In the lead-up to the Eid holiday season, major commercial centers in the garrison city have been brought to a standstill due to traffic congestion, causing immense difficulties for both drivers and pedestrians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that pedestrians are finding it increasingly challenging to walk on the main thoroughfares across the city, including popular locations such as Murree Road, Gakhar Plaza, and Tench Bhata Bazaar, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Despite implementing one-way traffic in Saddar&#8217;s two markets, the traffic system has become completely overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the streets are filled with encroachments of Eid shopping stalls, with illegal parking creating additional chaos.<\/p>\n<p>With hourly parking fees now being charged by contractors, disputes between citizens and contractors have become common. Rush hour in the markets sees an influx of customers from 10 am to 5 pm, subsiding until iftar and then resuming at 7 pm until 1 am.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/chief-traffic-officer-warns-of-strict-action-against-illegal-parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u595aa32ddb38b20399fadbf6c4b4fe59\"><style> .u595aa32ddb38b20399fadbf6c4b4fe59 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u595aa32ddb38b20399fadbf6c4b4fe59:active, .u595aa32ddb38b20399fadbf6c4b4fe59:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u595aa32ddb38b20399fadbf6c4b4fe59 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u595aa32ddb38b20399fadbf6c4b4fe59 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u595aa32ddb38b20399fadbf6c4b4fe59 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u595aa32ddb38b20399fadbf6c4b4fe59:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Chief Traffic Officer Warns of Strict Action Against Illegal Parking<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>As a result of the overcrowding, fights between pedestrians and incidents of pickpocketing have become increasingly prevalent, making it difficult for men and women to roam around in the bazaars.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, shopkeepers have announced that they will keep all markets open until dawn on Thursday and remain open for 24 hours if Eidul Fitr falls on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the City Traffic Police have deployed traffic wardens in all major markets and installed barriers on all one-way roads from Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>To curb traffic violations, the Rawalpindi DC has instructed the presidents of all major markets, commercial centers, and business organizations to remain present in their respective markets until Eid.<\/p>\n<p>Those who violate traffic rules will face a fine of Rs1000 for one-way violations and Rs2,000 for one-wheeling and motorcycling without a silencer, with the motorcycle being confiscated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: In the lead-up to the Eid holiday season, major commercial centers in the garrison city have been brought to a standstill due to traffic congestion, causing immense difficulties for both drivers and pedestrians. Reports indicate that pedestrians are finding it increasingly challenging to walk on the main thoroughfares across the city, including popular locations such as Murree Road, Gakhar Plaza, and Tench Bhata Bazaar, among others. Despite implementing one-way\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Illegal-Parking-and-Encroachments-Cause-Traffic-Woes-in-Rawalpindi.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Illegal-Parking-and-Encroachments-Cause-Traffic-Woes-in-Rawalpindi.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Illegal-Parking-and-Encroachments-Cause-Traffic-Woes-in-Rawalpindi.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Nazzir Zaidi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Illegal Parking and Encroachments Cause Traffic Woes in Rawalpindi","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=15301","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}