Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, said that the Red Line BRT is not just a project, but the lifeline of Karachi’s future, with the potential to bring revolutionary change to the city’s transport system. He said that once work on the project resumes, citizens will […]
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FWO resumes construction of BRT Red Line project on Karachi’s University Road
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said on Sunday that the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) had resumed the construction of a section of the long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project on Karachi’s University Road. The announcement came four days after the Sindh government cancelled the construction contract for the BRT Red Line, saying that it […]
Green Line phase 2 set to resume in Karachi
KARACHI: Work on the second phase of the Green Line project is set to resume after officials from the Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company Limited (PIDCL) met Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Friday to address key concerns raised by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). The meeting included PIDCL representatives and federal government spokesperson for Sindh affairs Barrister […]
CM approves more BRT feeder routes to facilities maximum people
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance and Health Minister, Taimur Khan Jhagra on Monday said that KP government has approved six more feeder routes for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to facilitate maximum number of people and provide them best travelling facilities in the provincial capital. He said that Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has approved new feeder routes […]
CDWP clears Rs 46b project for Pak-Tajikistan energy transmission
Central Development Working Party (CDWP), on Monday, accorded approval to a project worth Rs 552.708 million and recommended three projects worth Rs 209.5 billion to ECNEC for endorsement. CDWP had met in a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar. Planning Secretary, Zafar Hasan, as well as senior officials […]
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Multi-billion, long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Recently, a 27-page long report enquiring into multi-billion and long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Peshawar is released by the Provincial Inspection Team. On the orders of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Mahmood Khan, it was submitted to the government on January 30. The highlights of the report are as under: Firstly, the […]
Being unfair to air
The development of mega infrastructure projects like Peshawar BRT affects air quality and urban environment more than anything else. From rickshaw drivers to aviation industry, school-going children to visiting tourists, everyone complains about economic losses and health issues of poor air quality in Pakistani cities these days. However, the traditional inertia, our national hallmark, has […]