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Pakistan

Sindh govt announces exclusive bus service for women

  • Says it will be the first women-only bus service in Pakistan
Published January 26, 2023

The government of Sindh announced on Thursday that it will soon launch pink buses - the first bus service in Pakistan that will be exclusively for women. The service is expected to start next month.

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said in a tweet today: “Inshallah Pink buses will start their operation from 1st February in Karachi.”

Last year, the Sindh government launched the country’s first electric bus service in Karachi. It runs from Malir Cantt to Clock Tower Roundabout and Sea View Defence using Khayaban-e-Ittehad. It is also supposed to stop at the airport.

At the time of its launch, Memon had stressed that the bus service was a gift for the people of Karachi and that launch of similar projects will continue.

Pakistan’s first electric bus service launched in Sindh: Sharjeel Memon

He said that there was no bus service for people intending to go to the airport from Sea View and they had to use private vehicles or cabs, which cost around Rs 1,500.

“In this EV (electric vehicle) bus service, they can now travel to the airport for just Rs50,” the minister had said.

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Sohail Jan 26, 2023 12:22pm
great initiative....finally tax payer money being put to good use....
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Zahid Sharfi Jan 26, 2023 01:01pm
The introduction of EV bus services is a valuable up-grade of the transport service. It will surely impact fossil fuel consumption and the emissions control. However, launching a separate service is culturally retrogressive as it will not promote sense of integration and co-existence in our already divided social order. Thanks.
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