NHA measures cause nuisance, jeopardise security
Chitral --After the Lowari pass closed for traffic
Wednesday noon, the tunnel was opened for vehicles in
the evening only after exposing hundreds of vehicles to security
threat by hoarding them at the mouth of the tunnel on
both sides and then suddenly letting them in, in a
convoy. Travelers have taken strong exception to the
obviously foolish measure which even a child would laugh
at i.e flocking up the vehicles short of the tunnel for
hours and then suddenly letting them enter in hundreds
at one time.
Travelers have demanded
to put an end to this classic nonsense. The sensible
thing to do is to security inspect any approaching vehicle
round the clock and
allow it to cross the tunnel without holding it up. This
is
the practice every where in the world including the high
risk prone Kohat tunnel. This is indeed the best security
and anti pollution measure that can be ensured at the
Lowari tunnel. --GH Farooqi 29 Dec 2010
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