Tag: public transport
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Travellers suffer as transporters jack up prices before Eid
The recent spike in petroleum prices has triggered a transportation crisis as transporters exploit passengers by hiking fares.
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Islamabad’s public transport fares reduced by 10%
With immediate effect, public transport fares in Islamabad have been reduced by 10 per cent in direct response to the recent decline in petroleum prices.
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Chinese company ‘China Power’ plans to set up electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Sindh
A delegation from the Chinese firm ‘China Power’ expressed keen interest in setting up an industrial plant in Sindh for the production of electric vehicles. The meeting between the company representatives and Sindh Minister for Information and Transport, Sharjeel Memon, took place in Karachi on Wednesday.
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Punjab Transport Department increases non-AC bus fares by over 250%
The Punjab Transport Department (PTD) has announced that it will increase the fares of non-AC buses in response to the rising prices of diesel and petrol. This decision will place an additional burden on the poor, as fares will increase by more than 250 per cent. The new fares for both inter and intra-city non-AC…
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Color me pink; Sindh launches bus service for women
The Sindh government has launched a bus service solely for women in Karachi. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Inam Memon took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that the Sindh Transport Department has launched the bus service in the metropolis. He also shared pictures of the buses, which are painted in a distinct shade…
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Transport companies asked to reduce fares by 20 per cent
On Saturday, the D-Class Bus Stand Association delegation met with Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) General Rawalpindi, Qasim Ijaz, who requested that the transporters reduce their ticket prices by 20 per cent to help the populace. The meeting was attended by representatives of the D-Class Bus Stand Association from Kainat, Safeway, New Shaheen, Darbar, Kohistan, Ghosia,…
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People’s Bus Service to be launched in Karachi and Larkana
The People’s Bus Service will be launched in Karachi and Larkana today. Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will inaugurate the bus service in both cities today (June 21). The bus service is being launched by the Sindh government. In the initial phase, around 140 buses have been purchased for the…
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PM Shehbaz reduces fares for Lahore Metro Bus Service
Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif has announced a fare cut for the Lahore Metro Bus Service. He said that the fares had been lowered in order to provide help to daily commuters in the face of Pakistan’s economic crisis. PM Shehbaz revealed this at the Indus Hospital’s opening ceremony. He claimed that due…
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After Airlift, Swvl to let go 32 per cent workforce, limit operations
The provider of tech-enabled mass transit solutions, Swvl announced that it is implementing a portfolio optimization plan to boost sales performance while lowering its expenses as a way to accelerate its path to increase profitability and gain a tremendous reputation by the next year. The company’s big move comes just days after Airlift announced that…
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49 buses arrive Karachi for Orange Line BRT, intra-city service
A total of 49 buses procured for the Orange Line BRT project and the Intra-District Peoples Bus Service reached Karachi port on May 11. In June 2016, Syed Qaim Ali Shah laid the foundation stone for the Orange Line, predicting that the project will be finished in a year. After six years, the project is…