IN Karachi, near every market place, shopping mall, or restaurant you would find a couple of guys demanding Rs20 for a motorcycle and Rs30 to Rs40 for a car as parking fee. It is such a common sight that we have almost absorbed it in our day to day routine.

We don’t even bother to think about the fidelity of the people charging us parking fee. In fact, these guys are just front men for a big mafia which earns millions by charging illegal parking fees under the protection of the local police station.

The impact of these illegal parking areas on the traffic flow cannot be ignored. In the holy month of Ramazan, the traffic issue becomes a serious problem because of the temporal flow of the traffic. I want to request the authorities concerned to look into this matter seriously as it is a source of great trouble for the citizen.

Maryam Azhar
Karachi

Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2018

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