{"id":17435,"date":"2023-10-24T10:12:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/new-fleet-of-buses-reach-karachi\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:12:06","slug":"new-fleet-of-buses-reach-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/new-fleet-of-buses-reach-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"New fleet of buses reach Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KARACHI: Former Sindh transport minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Inam Memon announced that a new fleet of buses, part of the People\u2019s Bus Service (Phase 2), has reached Karachi from China.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taking to Twitter, the minister shared that the brand new buses will hit the city\u2019s roads in<\/p>\n

These buses were acquired by the Sindh Government, led by PPP, following the directives of Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, said Sharjeel.<\/p>\n

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Another Good News for the people of #Karachi<\/a>. A new fleet of Buses under the scheme of People\u2019s Bus Service ( Phase 2 ) reached today at karachi port. Brand new buses will be on the roads soon. Please don\u2019t forget these buses were purchased By PPP\u2019s Sindh Government under the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/mU4yjXDGbs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sharjeel Inam Memon (@sharjeelinam) October 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Initially, in the second phase of the People\u2019s Bus Service, 30 buses have now arrived in Karachi.<\/p>\n

Karachi \u2013Pakistan\u2019s largest city is grappling with a severe shortage of passenger buses as just over 1,000 buses are currently operational in the port city, the World Bank report showed.<\/p>\n

This startling revelation was made by officials from the Sindh government\u2019s<\/a> transport department during a briefing to Caretaker Finance, Planning, and Development Minister Muhammad Younus Dagha on Karachi transport problems.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0Karachi: What\u2019s the latest route of Peoples Bus Service?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

According to the report, presented before the interim transport minister, a total of 15,000 buses are needed for the comprehensive transport system of Karachi while currently only 1029 buses are operational on city roads including 240 buses of People\u2019s Bus Service, 100 buses of BRT, and 689 old buses operated by private sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n