The concerned departments of Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) have not launched any campaign since long to purge the federal capital from the menace of stray dogs.
According to a survey conducted by this scribe, rising numbers of stray dogs have made life of residents very difficult in ‘G’ and ‘I’ sectors.
Small packs of stray dogs roam in streets, parks and markets from morning to night causing serious problems to pedestrians, Bilal Khalid, a resident of I-10 sector, said.
He said it had become very difficult for citizens to move freely especially after ‘Iftar’ because of a large number of stray dogs roaming in the streets. Ejaz-ul-Haq, another resident of G-9 sector, informed that the parks located in the area are usually packed with stray dogs, especially in the morning time. He pointed out that concerned authorities in directorate of municipal administration (DMA) and health department, ICT, have not launched any campaign to exterminate stray dogs, so their number is rising continuously.
Muhammad Iqbal, who daily takes his children to the parks in I-10/2 sector, also complained about the threat of stray dogs.
The people held lack of planning by the concerned department responsible for increasing numbers of stray dogs. Expressing concern over the situation, they also called for ensuring availability of required vaccines to treat the dog-bite victims at all public sector hospitals.
When contacted, a concerned official informed that different campaigns were launched to kill stray dogs every year.
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