CDA directed to launch public transport facility

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The Prime Minister’s Task Force on Islamabad has directed Capital Development Authority (CDA) to launch decent public transport facility for residents of the federal capital at earliest.
Chairman Prime Minister’s Task Force on Islamabad, Faisal Sakhi Butt in a meeting held with Chairman CDA, Engineer Farkhand Iqbal recently, said that the provision of transport facility for the residents is priority on the agenda of PM Task Force, which would help overcome the ever-increasing complexity of the civic and development problems.
He called for some viable solution to resolve the chronic issues of transport facility which is need of the hour to facilitate the residents for traveling from one part to another part of the city.
Faisal Sakhi Butt said that the development projects worth billion of rupees had been executed without having any consultation with the residents of the city and other relevant stake-holders.
The Authority must take the residents of the city on-board while executing any development project, he said. The government is committed to promote the concept of public private partnership to make the city the hub of economic activities.
He said that Prime Minister has keen interest in development of the federal capital on modern lines and for this purpose the issues neglected during successive regimes have to be resolved.