RAWALPINDI, Nov 11, 2026: Residents of Union Councils 30, 31 and 32 have voiced serious concern over the worsening sanitation situation in Mahmood Ali Shah, Chah Sultan, Amarpura, Mohalla Hakimdad and Zafarul Haq Road, questioning the performance of the Suthra Punjab Authority and demanding a review of its role.<\/p>\n
Pakistan Citizen Rights Movement Chairman Zaheer Ahmed Awan visited different localities after receiving complaints from residents. During the visit, he pointed out heaps of garbage accumulated in drains, small nullahs and open plots, saying that effective cleanliness measures had not been taken despite repeated complaints.<\/p>\n
He said the sanitation condition in the inner city had become highly alarming. According to him, garbage dumped in drains and small nullahs has affected the drainage system, while stagnant dirty water is causing foul smell and increasing the presence of mosquitoes and flies, besides raising dengue-related concerns. Residents, he added, are facing health and environmental problems due to the filth.<\/p>\n
Zaheer Ahmed Awan said serious questions existed regarding the competence, appointments and performance of operational officers of Suthra Punjab. He demanded that environmental education, relevant degrees, diplomas and professional competence be ensured for appointments to the concerned posts.<\/p>\n
He also called for a transparent inquiry into complaints that garbage was being burnt instead of being lifted, and that waste was being thrown into drains, nullahs, Nullah Leh and major storm water channels.<\/p>\n
Local residents including Ahmed Shah, Mian Pasha, Haji Ahmed and Irfan Bhatti appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to order an immediate special cleanliness operation on an emergency basis in UCs 30, 31 and 32.<\/p>\n
They demanded cleaning of all drains, small nullahs and open plots, an uninterrupted daily garbage-lifting system and action against officials found guilty of negligence.<\/p>\n
The residents said that if the Suthra Punjab Authority had failed to provide the basic facility of cleanliness to citizens, its utility and existing administrative structure should be reviewed and the demand for abolishing it should be seriously considered.<\/p>\n
They questioned why, despite the existence of an authority in the name of cleanliness, streets, drains and neighbourhoods of Rawalpindi had turned into garbage dumps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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