Bus terminals to be shifted out of Karachi: Sharjeel Memon

KARACHI: The Sindh government Tuesday announced shifting all bus terminals out of Karachi’s busy areas to lessen traffic pressure on road across the metropolitan.

Sharjeel Memon in a statement said that the government has decided to shift the intercity bus terminals out of Karachi to tackle the traffic pressure in the city.

He said the decision has been taken over the recommendation of the traffic police department.

“Citizens are facing problems due to the heavy vehicles, while pressure on the roads is also increasing,” he said, adding that more modern facilities will be provided in the bus terminal.

The government will run free shuttle service for citizens from various points of the city to the bus terminals, minister said.

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The shuttle service will run from the Cantt Station, Sagheer Shaheed Road, M.A. Jinnah Road and Al-Karam Square, he said. “It will run after each 10 minutes”.

He said the shuttle service will be launched from this August 14th.

Transport minister said that the large buses would not enter in the city thus transporters would save expenses.

“The shuttle service will run under the public private partnership mode,” he said.

The minister also said that a police checkpost is also being constructed at the Karachi bus terminal to ensure security.