The hoardings had been erected by various advertising companies on all main roads, including Sialkot city’s congested Paris Road, Khwaja Safdar Road, Railway Road, Rangpura Road, Shahabpura-Hajipura Road, Abbott Road and Defence Road. Many other localities also were the target of the daredevils who had conducted night-time operations many times in the past.
The advertising agencies and the companies concerned have expressed concern over this practice which, they say, proves a great financial burden on them. They have urged the government to take stock of the situation and check this unhealthy trend.