LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Monday inaugurated the Lahore Feeder Bus Service in Model Town. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the chief minister said 200 air-conditioned busses will ply from 6am to 11pm on 14 feeder routes in the first phase. As per the details, the buses will cover a distance of 130km while 120,000 commuters are expected to benefit from the service. The chief minister had also announced to inaugurate a similar bus service in the twin cities, and added that the metro bus system was providing general public a respectable source of travelling. The Punjab government, he said, was utilising all resources to provide best facilities in education, health and transportation sector. “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has laid a responsibility on my shoulders to serve the common people and I will not disappoint him.” Referring to the Independence Day of Pakistan, he said, “We can build Pakistan a real Islamic welfare state if we will implement the sayings of Iqbal and Quaid. He also congratulated the nation on inauguration of the new feeder bus service and also appreciated efforts of departments concerned in this regard. He said that the under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, energy projects were heading towards completion and sooner the nation would get rid of load shedding. Provincial ministers Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, Zaeem Hussain Qadri, Khawaja Ahmad Hassan, Lahore Mayor Mubashir Javaid, Member Provincial Assembly Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed, Special Assistant Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, Punjab Mass Transportation Authority Chief Executive Officer Sibtain Fazal Haleem, transport secretary and other high-ups of department concerned also attended the event. Separately, the chief minister met Lieutenant General (r) Muhammad Afzal of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) here on Monday. Pace of ongoing development projects in Punjab, especially construction of extended Lahore Ring Road, was discussed at the meeting. The chief minister expressed satisfaction over speed, standard and transparency in the project. He said completion of extended Lahore Ring Road would result in better communication facilities and it would also accelerate economic and social activities in the province, including Lahore.