Pakistan Today

Exodus to hometowns begins

Thousands of people left on Thursday for their hometowns to celebrate Eidul Azha. A large number of people were observed at local bus stations and railway station from where people were to set out for their native towns.
Khalid Ameen, a passenger at the Lahore Railway Station told said that him and his family were going to Narowal to celebrate Eid with his parents.
Waqas, another passenger said only two trains were available for his hometown, so he was worried how he would be able to travel with his wife and two children.
On the other hand, transporters were seen charging double the regular fare which irked passengers but they had no choice as no authority was available to control the prices of transport facilities.
Shaheen, a commuter, said he was going to Faisalabad but buses were so over-loaded that he was unable to travel.

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