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Blue Line project planned from Model Town to Data Sahib Chowk in Lahore

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Chief Minister of Punjab, announced the launch of the Blue Line mass transit project in Lahore, which will connect...

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Gulshan-e-Hadeed route of People’s Bus Service extended to Merewether Tower

The good news for Karachi commuters- Peoples Bus Service during its first stage will run from Gulshan-e-Hadeed to Tower. Initially, the long route was...

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Formal launch of Orange Line Metro to Islamabad Airport faces further delay

The official launch of the Orange Line Metro to Islamabad Airport is facing an additional delay because of political interference and pressures...

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Twin cities get 4-line interconnected metro bus service with new Green, Blue services

Prime Minister Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the Green and Blue lines of the mass transit metro bus service on Thursday. It is...

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ZU Peshawar BRT finalist for $250,000 prize by World Resources Institute

The ZU Peshawar or TransPeshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has been selected for the Prize for Cities Award 2022 under World Resources...

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People’s Bus Service fleet reaches 240 after arrival of 100 more buses at Karachi port

Good news for Karachites as 100 more buses for People’s Intra-District Bus Service arrived at Karachi Port from China on Tuesday. PPP...

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75,000 people switched to Lahore’s Orange Line train, metro, speedo buses due to fuel hikes

The recent massive hikes in fuel prices have adversely hit the routine life of the middle and lower-middle class, consequently, more than...

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Sindh allocated Rs 4 billion in budget for procuring more buses for Karachi

The Sindh government has set aside an amount of Rs 4 billion in the next fiscal year 2022-23 for procuring more buses...

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We’ve found an easy way to rent a car in Pakistan

Renting a car in Pakistan is now so easy, we have found an easy way to rent a car through eZhire app...

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Green line metro from Bhara Kahu & Blue line from Gulberg to start operation from August

The Green Line metro bus service from Bhara Kahu to PIMS and Blue Line metro bus service from Gulberg to Faizabad are...

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Orange Line and Metro Bus fares reduced in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan

The Punjab Masstransit Authority (PMA) is expected to reduce the Lahore Orange Line and Metro Bus System fares in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and...

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Swvl stops daily rides in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad due to economic downturn

The popular bus-sharing service Swvl has halted its intracity shuttle service in various cities across Pakistan due to the present economic upheaval....

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Karachi Circular Railway project to be built on Lahore’s Orange Line model

Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project would be executed on the same model as Orange Line Metro Train in Lahore, Ahsan Iqbal, Minister...

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Karachi’s Orange Line BRT will be integrated into Green Line Bus Service

49 buses for Orange Line Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Service have arrived at Karachi port, said Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and...

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Peshawar BRT to add 86 new buses as the service crosses 250,000 daily commuters

Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has announced to enhance its current fleet by adding a total of 86 new buses because of...

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BRT to be launched from Peshawar’s Hayatabad to Warsak Road

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is looking forward to starting Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Ring Road between Hayatabad and Warsak Road for the facilitation...

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Orange route of Metro bus service from Peshawar Morr to Islamabad Airport initiated

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif launched the Peshawar Morr to Islamabad Airport Metro Bus service. The project was expected to go functional in...

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Uber reaches deal to list all New York City taxis on its app

As the city recovers from the pandemic, Uber said it will engage with New York taxi networks, a longtime transportation competitor, to...

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Ecnec approves Rs 201.57 billion for Karachi Circular Railway project

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved Karachi Circular Railway as an up-to-the-minute urban railway under Public Private Partnership...

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Peshawar BRT receives Gold Standard Service award

Pakistan’s great achievement, the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has been bestowed with the ‘Gold Standard’ award from the BRT standard technical...

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Peshawar BRT wins international 2022 Sustainable Transport Award

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Peshawar has been recognized as ‘Honorable Mention’ for Sustainable Transport Award 2022 on 10th February 2022 in...

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Islamabad to get its first modern mass transit system soon

The Federal Commission took the decision to initiate a mass transit system for the federal capital Islamabad depending on the national census...

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81,000 travelled on Karachi’s Green Line buses in first 3 days of full operations

The Green Line Bus service has become fully operational, 80 buses could be spotted moving around from 7am till 10pm. The service...

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Electric tram service to be launched along Lahore’s Canal Road and Multan Road

Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has ordered for starting the environment-friendly electric tram service along Lahore’s Canal Road and Multan Road. The...

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Karachi Green Line BRT to be launched this month, Yellow Line in March

The long-promised Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) mission would be set for trial operations in Karachi within the next 10 days,...

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First batch of 40 buses for Karachi’s Green Line project reaches from China

A batch of 40 buses for the Green Line bus rapid transit system (BRTS) reached Karachi, proving a ray of hope for...

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CDA approves Rs 873 million to launch bus service in Islamabad by February

Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to launch a bus service in the capital city of Islamabad by coming February, fulfilling the...

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Unvaccinated people to be barred from using public transport from Oct 15

Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar on Tuesday announced that unvaccinated individuals will be banned from traveling in public transport starting October...

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Inter-provincial transport banned on weekends

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to ban inter-provincial transport on weekends from 10th April. The National Command and Operation...

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100 days of Orange Line Metro Train’s operations

The Orange Line Metro Train System (OLMRTS) successfully completed its first 100 days of operations on February 02, 2021 while ensuring strict...

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Zu Peshawar BRT System Transforming Lives: Asian Development Bank

The newly inaugurated Zu Peshawar (meaning “Let’s Go Peshawar” in the local language Pashto) is transforming the lives of citizens in the...

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Green and Orange Line projects of Karachi will become operational by Nov

Sindh Transport Minister Awais Qadir Shah on Tuesday said that Green and Orange Line Karachi Metrobus projects will become operational by November...

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Construction Work on Karachi Red Line BRT to Begin Next Year

Construction work on Karachi’s Red Line BRT project has been set to be started from next year in March, says Sindh Transport...

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Trial Run of Karachi Circular Railway Starts Today

Federal and Sindh governments have agreed to start the trial run of Karachi Circular Railway from today after the induction of 10...

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Yasir Hussain, Amna Ilyas disheartened over Karachi’s broken transport system

As the Bloomberg report of Karachi having the worst public transport system globally got public, heartbroken Yasir Hussain and Amna Ilyas took...

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Orange Line Train Gantry Falls Onto Parked Cars After An Accident

The Lahore’s Orange Line Metro Train has met with a major accident within two weeks of its launch as an over-speed container-carrying...

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Karachi’s public transport system worst in the world: Bloomberg

Bloomberg, a US-based news agency, has cited a 2019 study by car-parts company Mister Auto which declared Karachi’s public transport system the...

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Orange Line Metro Train inaugurated, Rs5bn subsidy to be spent

Punjab government inaugurated the much-awaited Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project on Sunday, a total of almost 60.4 billion rupees of public...

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Orange Line Metro Train set to start operations on October 25

Pakistan’s first ever metro train with the most advanced mass transit system Orange Line Metro Train is ready to run from 25th...

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Government plans to introduce electric buses in Karachi

On Sunday, Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology said that the federal government aims to introduce electric buses in Karachi....

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Turkey offers help in launching iconic tram service in Karachi

New sheds of growing Pak-Turkey friendship in Karachi as Turkish Council General, Tolga Yok visited the office of the new Karachi administrator,...

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CDA & MoST Sign MoU to Operate Electric Buses In Islamabad

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to launch...