Islamabad being the federal capital, is expected to be a model city for all the cities in Pakistan. However, since the last few years, the traffic in Islamabad is becoming crazy and here is why.
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The Increasing Amount of Protests
Islamabad has seen its fair share of protests during the previous four years. During the time main routes which were used by the citizens for their daily commute used to get sealed and people had to find alternative ways to reach their destinations. This had majorly contributed in upsetting the traffic and unfortunately, we could not recover and the traffic patterns never returned back to normal.
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There Is an Influx of People From All Over Pakistan
With time, people from various regions in Pakistan and have been migrating to Islamabad and settling here and as they come they bring their style of driving which further upsets the overall traffic manner.
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The Concerned Authorities Are Losing Their Grip
For the past few years, apparently, the authorities concerned have become lenient when it comes to making sure that the public is following the traffic rules.
There is a need to direct a serious amount of attention over the current functioning of Islamabad’s traffic and we hope that these conditions improve sooner than later.