The people across the country leaving for their hometowns are again facing troubles as transporters have increased fares before Eidul Fitr.
Bus terminals visited by INP correspondent showed that rush of returning people was seen but many of the passengers complained that the transporters had increased the fare on the pretext of collecting Eidi.
The passengers said the transporters were exploiting them and many transport companies were charging higher by saying that they had completed booking up to Eid and had no seats. However, their agents bargain with the passengers and provide them seat at higher cost. ‘Everyone will go to celebrate Eid with their families, so keeping this in eye, the transporters are exploiting poor people’, said one of the passengers.
On the other hand, the transporters said that like others, they also have right to earn in the Eid season.
Chances of light rain likely in city: Partly cloudy weather with chances of light rain is expected in the port city during the next 24 hours, the weather forecast said on Sunday. It said the maximum temperature is expected to remain in the range of 32 to 34 degree Celsius. The weather forecast added that thunderstorm/rain may occur at isolated places in Mirpurkhas and Hyderabad, at one of two places in Sukkur, Larkana divisions of Sindh. Light rain/drizzle may occur along Sindh-Makran coast, it said. Mainly hot/very hot and humid weather is likely to prevail elsewhere in the region.
Altaf grieved: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of human lives in twin earthquakes hitting Iran’s northwest.
Expressing deepest sympathy on behalf of MQM and the Pakistani nation, Altaf said the Pakistani nation shares the pain of people of Iran. Altaf Hussain prayed Allah to grant fortitude and forbearance to the bereaved families to bear the loss and for early recovery to the injured, said a statement issued here by MQM on Sunday.
