KTA announce resuming inter-city bus service

The Karachi transporters' association on Sunday announced to operate their vehicles in the city from Monday.

Karachi Transport Alliance (KTA) president announced resuming inter-city bus service from May 18, saying that they held several meetings with Sindh Transport Minister Syed Awais Qadir Shah, but the Sindh government didn't fulfill its promise of resuming public transport before Eid.

"We stopped our operations on April 19 at the request of Sindh transport minister. Despite several assertions, the Sindh govt didn't allow us to resume public transport, said KTA president.

On the other hand, Hyderabad transporters' held a protest at Badin bus stand and chanted slogans against Sindh govt for not allowing resuming inter-district bus service.

The transporters said they will resume public transport from Wednesday as many passengers wanted to return back to their homes before Eid. They maintained that several provinces had allowed restoring public transport, but still not allowing restoring public transport.

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