KARACHI: People’s Pink Bus Service is being started on two more routes in Karachi on February 20 and more buses will be added to the fleet of Route-1 of People’s Pink Bus Service.

He said that pink bus service route- 2 starts from Power Chowrangi North Karachi via Nagan Chowrangi, Shafiq Mor, Gul shan Chowrangi, Johar Mor, COD, Drug Road, Shaara Faisal, Shah Faisal Colony, Sangar Chowrangi, Korangi No.5 and terminates at Indus Hospital Korangi.

Similarly, operations of pink buses will also be launched on Route No. 10 from Numaish Chowrangi via MA Jinnah Road, Zeb-u-Nisa Street, Metropole, Teen Talwar, Do Talwar, Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Dolmen Mall, McDonald’s Up To Clock Tower at Sea View.

He further added that the number of buses will be increased on the existing route 1 of the pink bus service plying between Model colony and Merewether Tower. He said that few people has criticized the Pink people bus by saying that the People’s Party could not win the hearts of people by bringing just 10 buses.

He said that tremendous response has been received on Pink Bus Service and everyone appreciated the initiative of the Sindh government. He said that Pakistan is among few countries where a separate bus service for women launched. Sharjeel said that there is a storm of inflation in Pakistan and severe pressure on the country’s economy. In such a difficult situation, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the Sindh government to focus on and provide as much relief as possible to the people in every department.

He said that public transport is the main problem of Pakistan; Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah who is the captain of our team is personally monitoring such public welfare projects so as to provide relief to the people. He said that the Sindh Chief Minister approached the World Bank and Asian Development Bank to further expand the People’s Bus Service. The provincial minister said that Pakistan’s first electric bus service has been launched in Karachi.