The Sindh cabinet on Friday okayed the purchase of more buses under the Peoples Bus Service (PBS) project for Karachi and other cities of Sindh. The approval was granted during cabinet meeting held here with Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in the chair. During the meeting, the Sindh Mass Transit Authority (STMA) presented a summary seeking the procurement of 43 buses for Karachi and other cities under PBS project which was approved by CM Murad Ali Shah. In the meeting, Sindh Minister for Culture Sardar Ali Shah urged the cabinet to run buses for tourism place. Upon this, Sindh CM told the minister to prepare a summary for the purpose.

The meeting was informed that proposed buses would run at tourist places like Keenjhar Lake and other points. It is pertinent to mention here that the Sindh government is currently operating Peoples Bus Service (PBS) in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur. The bus service was first launched in Karachi last year in June by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The bus service is currently operating on five different routes in Karachi while other routes are proposed.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP