Rest assured you’ll get a bus every minute!

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said under the new transport policy of the government a bus will be available to the passengers after every minute on the 32-km long route from Shahdra to Kahna.
He was presiding over a meeting to review the pace of progress of the projects of bus rapid transit system and intelligent transport system, here on Friday. Chairman Lahore Transport Company Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, Member Provincial Assembly Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, Chairman Planning & Development, Secretaries of Transport and Finance, DG LDA and representatives of NLC and NESPAK attended the meeting.
The meeting was informed that development work is speedily in progress on the bus rapid transit system from Kahna to Kalma Chowk while planning has been made for the construction of 11-km long track from Shahdra to Kalma Chowk in the next phase. The Chief Minsiter also issued instructions for setting up a sub-committee for timely completion of the project. The committee will take measures for removing the hurdles in the execution of this public-welfare project.
The Chief Minister said that public welfare projects are the best form of investment as they provide relief to the common man. He said that bus rapid transit system which is fast and economical has been designed with an eye on the transport needs of the future. He said that this bus service will not result in traffic jams and also save the time of the citizens. He directed that besides bus rapid transit system, parking plazas should also be constructed at suitable places for the convenience of the people and business community. He said that intelligent transport system has been devised to meet the transport needs of the 21st century.
He said that this state-of-the-art computerized system will help streamline traffic in the provincial metropolis as well as provision of timely assistance in case of any accident or emergency. He directed that best human resource should be developed for operating this traffic control system.
Earlier, a three-member delegation led by head of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) Ahmad Bilal Mehboob met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, Member National Assembly Anusha Rehman, Chairman Lahore Transport Company Kh. Ahmad Hasaan, Chairman Planning & Development, Secretary Law and Secretary Finance were also present on the occasion. Various proposals and suggestions for enhancing the role of standing committees of provincial assembly in budget making were considered in detail.