Jumma Bazaar of old vehicles at Murree Road banned

Rawalpindi Commissioner Zahid Saeed on Monday directed the Rawal Town administrator to ban Jumma Bazaar of old and second-hand vehicles on the Murree Road.
The decision was taken after the complaints of the Satellite Town residents. “Keeping in view of security hazards and the inconvenience of residents of Satellite Town, the Jumma Bazaar of old and second hand vehicles should not be allowed,” said a handout issued by the Commissioner Office.
The chief commissioner also directed the Rawal Town administration and city police to carry out an operation to implement the order.
He gave these instructions while presiding a meeting held in his office which was attended by Rawal Town Administrator Saif Anwar Jappa, Chief Traffic Officer Ishtiaq Shah and other concerned officers.
The commissioner said that a large number of complaints had been received from the residents of the areas where Jumma Bazaar of sale and purchase of vehicles was organised.
Moreover, a minorities’ place of worship was also situated in the concerned area on the Murree Road, hence the Jumma Bazaar could not be held there at any cost, the commissioner added.
He directed further it to be ensured that the Jumma Bazar of vehicles should not be held on the roads adjacent to the Murree Road.
The banners should be placed on Murree Road to inform the public that the Jumma Bazar of vehicles has been banned by the administration and if the vehicles were brought to the area for sale on Friday, they should be impounded in the New Town Police Station and a legal action should be taken against the persons violating these directions, the order said.