Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday held a series of meetings at the Bilawal House, where senior party leaders briefed him on transport initiatives, the political situation in Sindh, and legislative matters in the National Assembly.
Senior Information and Transport & Mass Transit Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon gave a briefing on the performance of his transport department. He said that a new route of electric buses would soon be launched in Karachi, running from Gulshan-e-Maymar to the Merewether Tower.
Memon said that under the PPP’s public transport initiative, the Peoples Bus Service would also be expanded to other parts of the province, with new inter-city routes planned between Tando Allahyar and Hyderabad, Shikarpur and Sukkur, and Khairpur and Rohri.
Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah gave a briefing on the prevailing political situation in Sindh. He also sought guidance regarding the proposed piece of legislation aimed at granting greater powers to elected representatives in LGs.
The PPP chief ordered that a meeting of the Provincial Finance Commission be convened at the earliest to address financial matters relating to local governments. In the meeting between Bilawal and PPP Central Information Secretary MNA Shazia Marri, parliamentary affairs, particularly the party’s role in legislative processes in the NA, were reviewed. Shazia also gave a briefing on the measures being taken to address public issues in District Sanghar.
EV bus route
Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon has announced the launch of a new EV bus route in Karachi starting on Tuesday (today).
In a statement issued to the media on Monday, Memon said the provincial transport department was introducing a new eco-friendly EV bus route on Tuesday. A large number of citizens were expected to benefit from the initiative, he added.
He stated that the new electric bus route would operate from Gulshan-e-Maymar to the Merewether Tower, covering a distance of 32 kilometres. This route would provide the residents of Gulshan-e-Maymar, Surjani Town, and surrounding areas with easy access to Saddar.
The launch would offer modern, comfortable and affordable travel options to a large number of Karachi residents, the transport minister said as he emphasised that the Sindh government was taking practical steps to provide quality and environment-friendly public transport. More routes of EV bus service would also be introduced in the future, he said.
He added that improving public transport in a big city like Karachi was among the priorities of the government, and modern electric buses were part of the same vision of the Pakistan Peoples Party leadership and Sindh government.
