Green Line Bus Service Starts Operation in Karachi

The long-awaited and much-needed Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Service (BRT) started its operation yestrday after six years of its launch in 2016 by the PML-N Government. Previously this service has been functional in Peshawar KPK and recorded a high number of passengers on a daily basis. BRT Peshawar Recently has Claimed 200,000 Passengers Daily Count. So many people are getting advantages of this service, and now in Karachi, the residents of Karachi utilized the service and express their satisfaction over the facilities and comforts available in the buses. For the time being only 25 out of a total of 80 buses will run for only four hours a day on a trial basis, however, the service would be fully operational from the 10th of January next year. The 17.8 Km Green Line Karachi Route from Surjaninto Guru Mander will be having a station every two kilometers and 80 buses will be plying on the route that would be a great relief for the Karachieets.

The Karachi BRT Service was inaugurated on December 10, 2021, by Prime Minister Imran Khan. Speaking on the occasion the premier said that in modern times no country can make progress without proper sources of transportation and unfortunately no previous government paid any heed to this sector in the city. He said, "No modern city can function without a modern transportation system and Karachi is Pakistan's engine of growth. If Karachi is prosperous, then Pakistan will become prosperous too,”

Prime Minister while talking about the importance of Karachi for Pakistan said that there is a city like Karachi in every country that runs the country like London runs the UK, Newyork to America, and Paris to France. He continued, "So just like this if we are helping Karachi to prosper, it means that we are helping Pakistan.” He said, “ Building a transportation system is the first step towards building a modern city,". The Premier had also cited the examples of the most modern cities of the world because of modern management. The premier highlighted, "Until and unless we focus on the management of Karachi, it cannot turn into a modern city, Karachi, according to my estimate, does not even generate $30 million in revenue. It is important to give autonomy to Karachi, just like Tehran, London, and New York,"