Angry passengers block road as transporters go on strike

CHITRAL, Nov 10: Angry passengers blocked the Chitral-Booni road at Klubrisht in Chitral town on Monday morning after failing to get any bus from the local bus terminal to Peshawar and other areas. A large number of passengers gathered on the main road and blocked it but the local administration failed to provide any vehicle for the commuters. It may be noted that the public transporters have rejected the new fares fixed by the local administration after the recent reduction in petroleum prices and removed their vehicles from the Ada. District administration officials later convinced the people to disperse from the road. The protest led to a massive traffic jam inside the town. The protesters were demanding the DC resolve the issue and implement the new fares. They criticized the transporters for not reducing the fares despite drastic reduction in the petroleum products’ prices.–Photo by Nazir Hussain]]>