The much-trumpeted Metro Bus Service project was inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at a ceremony here on Sunday.
A high-level Turkish delegation, led by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister, attended the inaugural ceremony of the multi-billion rupees project at the invitation of Punjab government. PML-N President Mian Nawaz Sharif was also present on this occasion.
According to organizers, 27- kilometer long distance from Gajjumata to Shahdara would be covered in 55 minutes.
Strict security measures were taken by law enforcement agencies on this occasion.
Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, foreign diplomats and Turkish delegation is now taking a ride of the bus.
Addressing the ceremony‚ Punjab Chief Minister‚ Shahbaz Sharif said that the Metro Bus Service Project will help in providing modern‚ comfortable and affordable transport service to all segments of society‚ especially for poor people.
He said that this project will also help in closing the gap between the modes of transport being used by the rich and poor classes as both will use it to reach their destinations in less time.
He said that completion of Metro Bus Service Project is a milestone in the history of development works in Pakistan.
He said that PML(N) will launch further such mega projects in future.
He thanked the Turkish Government for extending its all kind of cooperation for timely completion of this project.
The Chief Minister has announced a cash prize of one crore among labourers, who worked day and night to complete this great project
Metro bus service would be free of charge for the general public for the first four weeks.
A modern e-ticketing system has been introduced for the bus project, which would have special reserved seats for women and the disabled.
Earlier‚ the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister distributed the appreciation certificates among the workers and technicians of the Project.
Addressing at the inauguration ceremony‚ the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey‚ Mr. Bekir Bozdag has said that Turkey greatly values its strong brotherly relations with Pakistan and projects like Metro Bus Service will help in further strengthening mutual relations between both countries.
The Turkish Deputy Prime Minister said that Turkish investors and businessmen will further invest in various sectors of Pakistan.
The project has been built at a cost of Rs30 billion in record times of only eleven months. Due to metro bus service, 27- kilometer long journey from Gajjumata to Shahdara, which took two hours, would now be covered in just 55 minutes.
BTW this picture is not from Lahore LOL
No pine trees in Lahore. CM or PT should have given it a thought.
Excellent job done by Mr. Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
@ the end………………………………………………………… Lahore Lahore aaaay.
miss u Lahore. See you soon Inshallah.
Dream of Metro trains ————– after decades of spending on feasibility, survey etc
all we got some shiny buses! People still should be thankful! they got atleast something right! peoples money spent on them not from personnal pocket of Shahbaz Sharif as portrayed in current showbazi!
good luck to Lahore, may it brings a little bit comfort to them!
Nearly 5 Billion UK Pounds spent on 18 miles of road. What's waste!
well said!!
Lets not get ahead of ourselves here,the project is not complete by any means yet,as for 30 billion,can anyone remember what the initial cost projection was ? they have been pulling money away from other projects so this can be completed so Showbaz has something else to scream about.No I'm not a PPP guy,not even a PTI guy,I can't stand any of these lying screaming stealing fools.How much are they spending on this half A****S*****S*** opening???????
This project undertaken without all legal formalities and just a personal understanding between Turkish Firm and Shaba je. None of govt deptt knows what happened, no feasibility. no project work and planning and noone knows how much 35 billion on 9km bridge got into Sharifs own pocket.
The very hastiness and mysterious confidentiality with which this project undertaken without letting any near or dear bureaycracy close to Shahba ji stinks of a massive corruption scam ever happened in history of Pakistan and yet in next 6 months Bus Co. will suffer huge losses and services will be reduced. To any metro transport expert this project is only a failure to be witnessed.
70 Arab translate to nearly or just over 5 Billion UK Pounds on 27 KM, which is less than 18 miles.
So many answered questions.
A good project for public transport
pervaiz elahi could not complete one 'shalimar-moghul pura' bridge for years in lahore which shahbaz sharif did in few months and so twenty roads leading to lahore airport.now this wicked man crticize express bus project completed in record one month.i wish it success like motorway which were not build to win elections .the media and one amir abbas of waqt tv ,morning programme is 100 percent qadri spokesman twisting every good thing of shahbaz sharif as election specific and finding fault to pleaee his pir qadri of tap.waqt management must stop his pro qadri specific twists and spins.this is vicious
And here comes PML(N) online spokesman! Bravo to u for twisting truth
I like this journey.
Rs. 30 Billion spent on 27kM road, costing average 1 Billion per kM. All that at the cost of Southern Punjab, and other smaller central Punjab cities' developement Funds. And whay not? Shareefs already know that soon they will be restricted to Lahore and adjoining areas.
Great job…… For Rs. 30 Billion, there were two options. Option 1: to send and deposit this amount in Swiss banks.. Option 2: To invest it in public for the betterment of public. So Shahbaz Sharif selected option NO. 2… If it was Zardari G, so He could only avail the option NO. 1
great work….really like it
Great job…… For Rs. 30 Billion, there were two options. Option 1: to send and deposit this amount in Swiss banks.. Option 2: To invest it in public for the betterment of public. So Shahbaz Sharif selected option NO. 2… If it was Zardari G, so He could only avail the option NO. 1
Businessman think always business, they never help their employee. Nawab and Shahbaz and his party members, why they are not doing anything about poor people of Pakistan. I have notice last one year they are distributing laptop etc. to young student. But why they are not making any policy for poor people, who can’t afford education, food and medical facility. I want to say many things but I am speechless about Pakistan politician.
One person ask Nelson Mandela, what is difference between leader and politician, he said politicians look their next election but leader look next generation. I hope everyone understands what shahbaz and Nawaz sharif doing are they making policy for future or try to get next election.
My one question from Sharif family, are they going to use this public transport on their normal traveling life, or they will travel with police protocol.
God bless our Pakistani peoples
We are thankful to Punjab Govt who gives us a beautiful gift. May God Bless Mian Sab.
Is your Mian sab will feed poor people with his own money and travel public transport. Never never never,
Punjab chief minister no other job just to roam about on the roads in a bus and wasting money on security and other expenses today unnecessarily.
Yes Mian Sab will feed to poor people by investing in such a project. The invested amount has not been transferred to Swiss account. Instead, thousands of Pakistanees worked on the project and earned their wages……. So my dear adil, you are kindly requested to control your frustration and to control you BP please visit any young doctors which are available on road………..
Mian saab will transfer this amount to UK in his son s property business. Having so many scams YellowCab Scam, Motorway Scam, Cooperative scam and now Metrobus scam Mian saab is the most corrupt politician in history.
All the doctors are on strike Fazal,may be these so called worked up people can go see a quack doctor like our quack politicians hehehehehe
These bendy coaches have been taken off the routes in London UK for being too expensive to run. I am wondering if a rich city like London can not afford to run these high maintenance vehicles how on earth the city of Lahore can afford them?
You are right, actually in pakistan all politicion want to do every thing, but funny thing is they dont no how to do it. Wthout any investigation they wast mony, when they reach half way then they realise ohhhhhhhh i am doint some thing wrong. hhhhhhhhhh
I have one question to all of you guys .. maybe you can help me out
is shahbaz ganja Mayor of Lahore …….. or chief minister of Punjab?
Great job.well done main sb.
Now the mega project has been launched so now one should focus about its performance and efficiency and should pray its success as people are desperately need of proper road alternative system due to serious congestion and black mailing of transport mafia.So now instead of cursing each others leaders one should go for its positive side.No matter how ugly chaudry brothers for Pakistan but setting of 1122 service under their management is giving benefit to general public.
Our brothers, sisters & children and even adults need education & shabaz sharif could have done so much useful things with the money such as electricity production, education schools etc, instead he wasted the money on a system which is (unfortunately) bound to fail
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