Summary Public transport in twin cities remained off road and businesses shut on Monday.
ISLAMABAD: Following the long march and to avert any unpleasant incident public transport remained suspended in Rawalpindi and Islamabad and people of the twin cities remained confined with in their houses.
To avoid huge gathering at the site of long march and to restrict the public movement law enforcement agencies blocked the roads from different places therefore traffic remained off the road.
President Rawalpindi Islamabad Transport union Haji Akhtar already announced that to avert any unpleasant incident and to safeguard innocent lives, public transport in the twin cities would be suspended on Monday. He said that if someone would ply his vehicle during long march days then he himself would be responsible for the consequences.
Talking to media men President Transport Union said that district administration has not negotiated with transport union regarding the strategy for transport movement however, union itself has decided to keep the vehicles off the road.
He said that situation has been critical and union can not afford any property loss to the vehicles. He said that if someone would bring his vehicle then he himself would be responsible for it.
Despite the announcement of Interior Minister Rehman Malik commercial activities in the twin cities remained suspended on Monday.
According to details, Federal Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday announced that government has made arrangements to keep the situation under control during long march by Dr Tahirul Qadri and business and commercial activities in the twin cities would continue as per their routine. However, contrary to his remarks business and commercial activities in the twin cities remained fully suspended not even a single market was open in the business hub Blue Area on Monday.
Trader’s community who earlier announced to keep their shops open but on Monday situation was contrary to that. All the shops on Blue Area that is hub of the economic activities remained closed. Traders on Monday keep their shops closed on the advent of long march when hundred and thousands of people are approaching to federal capital and federal capital has been turned into a garrison city.
