Despite repeated requests to repair the dilapidated road from Swan to Kak Pul by the residents of Model Town (Humak), a rural area of the federal capital, the authorities concerned are not paying any attention to solve the problem. The residents fear that the delay in repair of the road may result in fatal accidents as the motorists have to zigzag their way. They have time and again appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the National Highway Authority (NHA) Chairman and member National Assembly Dr Fazal Chaudhry for immediate repair of Swan-Kak Pul area of Kahuta road to end their four-year ordeal. Resultantly, the residents to express their wrath and distress also pasted posters against the MNA. Now any passers by can know that voters were looking for their elected representative by displaying that their MNA is ‘missing’. Most of the vehicles are driven on the road in zigzags to avoid rough patches and commuters fear that the dilapidated condition of the road is a threat exposing commuters to accidents can lead to fatal accidents. The usual practice of filling the cavities with mud did not work as well; as cracks emerge again within couple of days making the journey more miserable. “This part of Kahuta road shares major burden of vehicles as its one end touches the Grand Trunk Road and the other links Islamabad Highway. It also links Azad Kashmir to other parts of the country,” Muhammad Tahir, a resident of the area, told APP. Another resident, Zaheer Ahmed, said that MNA Dr. Tariq Fazal Chudhary was well aware of the issues, but after his election he never paid any attention to this problem. He said time and again the MNA was approached, but he never gave any importance to the problems of Model Town residents.
