LAHORE: The local business community has asked the district government to impose complete ban on protests on The Mall and ensure smooth business activities on the road.
Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) Senior Vice President Mian Nauman Kabir said this while talking to Lahore Commissioner Abdullah Khan Sumbal at his office along with the Executive Committee members.
LCCI Executive Committee Members Raja Hamid Riaz, Kamal Mahmood Amjad Mian and Rizwan Akhter Shamsi also spoke on the occasion.
Kabir said Lahore had become a hub of trade and economic activities but a number of issues including traffic mess, lack of parking facility and violation of rules and regulations were hampering a growth of trade and industry. He urged the commissioner to ensure implementation of the ban on protests on The Mall as it was hitting trade and economic activities hard.
The SVP said businesses of traders of The Mall had come to a grinding halt due to protests and rallies which were a clear violation of the ban. He said traffic masses was also causing undue damage to trade and economic activities in the city. The city district government would have to evolve a plan to resolve this issue at the earliest. He also stressed the need for parking plazas at various city markets. Commissioner Abdullah Khan Sumbal said Naser Bagh would be allocated for rallies and protests and ban on protests on The Mall should be implemented strictly.
