Tag: Metro

Shehbaz eyes Karachi support for PML-N

Meets leaders of MQM-P Bahadurabad faction to pledge support for city's development PML-N president says world will recognise Karachi as 'South Asia's New...

Progress in construction of Peshawar transit project, CM briefed

Khattak claims Peshawar’s BRT cost less than Lahore, Islamabad metro PESHAWAR: Expressing his satisfaction over the progress in the construction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT),...

Imran accuses Shehbaz of taking ‘massive kickbacks’ in metro bus, OLMT...

Punjab govt spokesperson denies Imran's claims; says Imran Khan 'most non-serious' politician  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan claimed on Wednesday that an investigation...

New metro project likely to be completed by end of April

  ISLAMABAD: Construction work on 25.6 kilometre Peshawar Morr-New Islamabad Airport Metro Bus Service is continuing at a fast pace and the project is likely...

PTI issues fact-sheet about ‘bogus’ development schemes in Punjab

Chaudhary Sarwar says rulers making excuses for delay in polls    LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday issued a fact-sheet regarding 'fraud' development schemes in...

Visually impaired persons stage sit-in at Lahore’s Kalma Chowk

LAHORE: Visually impaired persons on Wednesday staged a sit-in at Lahore’s Kalma Chowk to advocate their employment right and to protest against non-regularisation. According to...

Several hurt in ‘terrorist’ incident on London underground train

Witnesses reported seeing passengers with facial burns and hair coming off at the station and seeing a fire or hearing an explosion on the train.

People protest gas load-shedding in Multan

Angry people Thursday staged a protest demonstration in Multan against prolonged gas load-shedding due to under-construction Metro Bus Project in the City. The protesters blocked...

NACTA trying to catch govt’s attention

With the government focusing on expensive infrastructural projects such as Islamabad Metro Bus Project and now the Orange Line in Lahore, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), which does not even have the basic staffing required for functioning, is continuing to await government’s attention.

After Lahore, the Metro shines in Rawalpindi, Islamabad

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Metro Bus Service in Islamabad on Thursday, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Metro Bus Service...

PM Nawaz to open Metro for business today

Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif will inaugurate the much awaited Metro Bus Service (MBS) on Thursday. All arrangements have been completed in this regard by...

Delayed again – Metro to launch June 6

The launch of  the Metro Bus Service (MBS) in the twin cities has once again been delayed, and  MBS Chairman Hanif Abbasi has given...

Metro nowhere near complete, PM to inaugurate on May 9

While the multi-billion Metro Bus Project is far from completion with work chugging along at extremely slow pace at several points, project managers are...

Three routes to be changed after Metro hits roads

Rawalpindi Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has decided to change three public transport routes on Murree Road following the completion of Metro Bus Project. The routes...

Metro misses third deadline

The Punjab government has failed to achieve its third consecutive deadline for the Metro Bus Project (MBP) in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and...

Delay in Metro invokes Punjab CM’s wrath

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed his displeasure over delay in Metro Bus Project completion. According to sources, the Punjab CM expressing his displeasure...

Metro misses another deadline, govt skips a beat

Metro misses today’s deadline for project completion, officials say project to complete in mid-Feb while sources say it will take at least till March The...