Tag: public transport

35pc increase in public transport fares

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday approved 35 percent hike in public transport fares in Lahore. According to the transportation department, the chief minister...

CNG stations to reopen tomorrow after SSGC’s assurance

KARACHI: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations will reopen across the province on Saturday following an assurance by the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)...

CM Murad assures timely redressal of Sindh issues

‘Water crisis, solid waste management and public transport among top priorities’ KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Tuesday that issues pertaining to...

Work on Rs18bn airport metro project moving at snail’s pace

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad International Airport, the latest addition to the capital’s expanding infrastructure, lacks a public transport system even after months of the inauguration and operationalisation,...

Residents forced to pay exorbitant fares for public transport

KARACHI: Residents of the metropolis face serious problems as the owners of buses, minibuses and coaches are charging illegal fares from commuters without any action...

ITP launches drive against smoking on public transport

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) in collaboration with the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) launched a campaign Wednesday against smoking on public...

Heavy snowfall halts public transport in Paris

PARIS: Exceptionally heavy snowfall brought public transport in Paris and surrounding regions to a near halt Wednesday, spelling misery for commuters after hundreds were...

Public transport to be suspended in Karachi today

KARACHI: All Public Transport Owners Federation has announced that public transport will be suspended on Monday in Karachi. According to details, The Goods Transporters Association...

Public transporters fleecing out-of-towners

Even though the government kept the petroleum products (POL) prices unchanged, public transporters as usual overcharged the people going to their native cities to...

Music banned in public transport

  Instead of launching a crackdown and phase out run-down buses, wagons, rickshaws and other mode of public transport, the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Rawalpindi...