Tag: transport
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Electric buses to be introduced in Lahore by year end
Punjab Minister for Transport and Mass Transit Bilal Akbar has announced that electric buses will be out on Lahore’s roads by this year’s end, reports Dawn. “At least 27 electric buses will begin running on the Lahore roads by the months of November or December this year as a part of efforts to reduce carbon…
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Here is why you should give Green Line train a try
With continuous hikes in petrol prices and dearth of good transport facilities that are comfortable, clean, and economically reasonable, travelling to another city within Pakistan can be a hassle. We spoke to Omer Khan, a passenger who recently travelled from Lahore to Islamabad on the Green Line train. Khan claims to have had a very…
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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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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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Orange line metro surpasses 11,000 daily ridership
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is satisfied with the average daily ridership on the Orange Line Metro Bus route. The data on average ridership on the Orange Line Metro Bus route was reviewed during a session at the headquarters of CDA. The average daily passenger load for 15 buses was 11,464 passengers per day, resulting…
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914 road accidents reported in Punjab during last 24 hours
During the last 24 hours, at least eight people were killed and 962 were injured in 914 road accidents across all 37 districts of Punjab. 577 people were seriously injured and taken to various hospitals, while 385 people with minor injuries were treated on the spot by rescue medical teams. Once again, Lahore remained at…
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CNG prices pushed to Rs140 per kg for sales tax collection
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has raised the sales tax rate on compressed natural gas (CNG) supplies to customers. On Tuesday, the FBR published S.R.O. 587(I)/2022 to replace S.R.O. 39(I)/2022, which was issued on January 8, 2022. It has amended the value of compressed natural gas (CNG) supply to consumers in order to charge…
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Turkey: Food prices surged by 89 per cent, transportation costs increased by 106 per cent
Turkey’s inflation rate skyrocketed to almost 70 per cent last month, creating a substantial challenge for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose unusual economic strategies are frequently blamed for the country’s economic woes. Erdogan, defying economic conventional wisdom, insists that major interest rate cuts are essential to reduce spiralling consumer costs. Turkey’s consumer price index (CPI)…