Encroachments, wrong parking cause traffic jams on roads: CTO.

RAWALPINDI -- Encroachments and wrong parking in various areas leading to frequent traffic jams on city roads had created a lot of problems for the citizens, said Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi Naveed Irshad.

Talking to reporter, the CTO informed that the city had become so congested that people had to look for parking space and were stuck in long traffic jams.

At several places, drivers had created their own unauthorised parking which was leading to more traffic congestion in the city. Apart from the shopkeepers having encroached the area outside their shops, fruit and vegetable vendors stands were erected...