The Punjab transport secretary has issued orders to replace two-stroke rickshaws with four-stroke ones or to convert two-stroke rickshaws into four-stroke rickshaws. Two-stroke rickshaws will be banned after March 1, the secretary said in a notification. The government was of the view that two-stroke rickshaws caused environmental pollution. The members of the rickshaw union protested against the orders and said the government was rendering them jobless in the name of pollution. They said the government was depriving the people of the affordable transport.
Robberies on the rise in Satellite Town: Incidents of looting people are in full swing in the jurisdiction of New Town police station, but police are paying no heed towards the situation. The residents of the area complained against the increasing number of dacoities in the area while the police were playing the role of a silent spectator. The locals pointed out that muggers were roaming freely in commercial markets, C-Block, D-Block and the roads leading towards the NADRA office, Syedpur Road, Pandora, Mulpur and Murree Road. The police have completely failed to provide security to the people, they lamented.
TMA employees demand
selection board: The employees of Rawal Town TMA have demanded a proper job selection board to check favouritism in appointments and promotions.
The employees said they were worried over the situation and had asked the authorities concerned time and again to form a board for promotions on merit. They said that many employees had passed away, but they could not get promotions until their deaths. Many others would retire soon without getting promotions, but the department was taking no notice. The employees said the department urgently required a selection board so that the rights of the employees could be protected. They also said the board would ensure their job security.
