{"id":92614,"date":"2025-04-07T21:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/punjab-okays-1500-electric-buses-for-different-cities-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T21:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:53:06","slug":"punjab-okays-1500-electric-buses-for-different-cities-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/punjab-okays-1500-electric-buses-for-different-cities-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab okays 1,500 electric buses for different cities | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20250407103359001-ovt2s.mp3\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has given in-principle approval for a province-wide electric bus project that will see 1,500 buses deployed across multiple cities.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The decision came during a high-level meeting of the provincial transport department chaired by the chief minister.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the first phase, 380 electric buses will be introduced in Lahore and Gujranwala. The procurement process for these buses has been ordered to begin immediately, with a deadline set for June.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Additional cities such as Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Gujrat, Rahim Yar Khan, and Dera Ghazi Khan will be included in later stages of the project.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maryam Nawaz also directed officials to present route plans for Faisalabad and Gujranwala, and demanded progress on the planning of Lahore\u2019s Yellow Line within 15 days.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A new transport command and control centre has also been approved for Lahore, alongside the establishment of charging stations for the electric fleet.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The chief minister emphasised that modern public transport is the right of every citizen, not just those in Lahore, expressing her wish for \u201cworld-class bus systems in every major city of Punjab.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has given in-principle approval for a province-wide electric bus project that will see 1,500 buses deployed across multiple cities. The decision came during a high-level meeting of the provincial transport department chaired by the chief minister. 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