Soaring price-rise, increased transport fares and the skyrocketing prices of sacrificial animals have forced a large number of locals of the twin
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Eid travel declines amid rising cost of living
Soaring price-rise, increased transport fares and the skyrocketing prices of sacrificial animals have forced a large number of locals of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to celebrate Eidul Azha in Rawalpindi and Islamabad this year instead of travelling to their native towns and villages.
As a result, passenger traffic at the 54 transport terminals across the twin cities has remained unusually low ahead of the Eid holidays, while bus stands are missing their traditional festive rush.
Patron-in-Chief of the Mutahida Transport Federation Haji Zahoor Arain stated passenger numbers during the Eidul Azha season had declined by 40 to 45 per cent this year.
He stated that whereas entire families previously travelled to their ancestral villages for Eid celebrations, this year only one or two family members were making the journey instead of the whole household.
Arain further stated that despite the formal declaration of lengthy summer vacations in institutions, there had been no noticeable rise in the number of passengers travelling to their hometowns.
Due to the drop in passenger numbers, Pakistan Railways has also suspended the protection action of eight trains, while railway stations have started wearing a deserted look.
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