Herds of stray dogs roaming freely during night in streets of twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have made the lives of the citizens miserable as incidents dog bites have been reported.
According to details, an alarming number of stray dogs in the twin cities are creating problems for the people.
Affected people said that herds of stray dogs could be seen late at night and in the early morning hours in various parts of twin cities including sector G-6, G-7, G-9, I-9, I-10 and Faizabad, Raja Bazaar, Asghar Mall Road, Dosehra Ground, Banni, Bagh Sardaran, Dhoke Ratta, Dhoke Mangtal Khyaban-e-Sir-Syed and Ganjmandi.
Residents talking said that dog bite incidents were on rise in the area of G-6 and G-7 and surrounding residential sectors due to lack of any action against the stray dogs by the civic authorities.
Kamran Khan, resident of sector G-6/1-3, said that he was going to the mosque to offer morning prayers when a group of five to six dogs attacked him. He said that he got lucky because his uncle, who was accompanying him, managed to save him from the wild dogs,
“Dogs have made all the streets impassable during the night,” he added.
“We feel frightened while walking in the streets of Islamabad due to sharp increase in number of stray dogs,” said Umer Sharif a resident of G-9.
Muhammad Arif, a resident of Ganjmandi, said that stray dogs often became violent and attacked pedestrians, particularly at night.
Ilyas Ahmed Khan, a resident of Khyaban-e-Sir Syed, said that dogs were usually seen around garbage heaps during the day, while at night they freely roamed on roads and in streets.
The residents of the twin cities demanded that the concerned authorities launch an immediate operation against the stray dogs before any serious incident occurred.