ISLAMABAD: Newly elected office bearers and executive members of the Traders Welfare Association and Jinnah Super Market led by its President Qazi Muhammad Ilyas have slammed utility services providers for not paying due attention to resolve key issues of trading community. During their visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Qazi said that in case any transformer developed fault, the IESCO asked traders to pay charges ranging from Rs 0.4 million to Rs 1 million for the repair of faulty transformer. He said traders were being forced to pay charges for faulty electricity cables, which was totally unjustified. He said it was the responsibility of the IESCO to manage the repair and maintenance of its transformers and cables network. He said streetlights of Jinnah Super Market were not functioning and the CDA was paying no attention to set them right. Similarly the condition of other civic amenities in the said market was very unsatisfactory due to negligence of the authority. He said that the CDA and the SNGPL used to dig areas in Jinnah Super for laying pipelines, but such dug up areas were not filled for days and months causing great inconvenience to the traders as well as the customers. He stressed that utility service providers should adopt a proactive approach in resolving issues and facilitating the growth of business activities.