Action will be taken against the encroachment facilitators; Commissioner.

RAWALPINDI -- Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaqat Ali Chatha on Friday said that action would be taken against shopkeepers who would allow encroachments in front of their shops.

He said this while visiting various areas of the city, including Fawara chowk, Raja bazaar, Jamia Masjid road, Bagh Sardaran and others, to review the performance of the ongoing anti-encroachment campaign launched by the Municipal corporation, Rawalpindi(MCR).

The Commissioner said the primary cause of the huge rush and traffic jams was the encroachment on both sides of the road.

Liaqat said removing encroachments was the government's top priority; however, the traders' role was essential to end violations as only administrative measures could not prove result oriented.

The Commissioner said that the...