Punjab Minister of Transport Bilal Akbar Khan on Monday said that 100 new electric buses would soon be operating on city roadways.
Talking to media persons during his visit to Multan, the minister disclosed that on the directions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Multan city’s vehicle fitness system is going digital sooner, adding that fitness certificates and number plates of vehicles would have QR Codes through which the digital system would evaluate the fitness of any vehicle.
He said that the city’s transport system was being upgraded and modernized and no vehicle would be allowed to operate in case of being found unfit. Moreover, he added that passenger vehicles fitted with LPG, those emitting smoke or without route permit, would not be allowed to operate.
He said that the government was ensuring that reduction in petroleum prices should translate in low transport fares and asked commuters to call help line in case of any complaint.
The provincial minister said that Vehari road would be carpeted within a year while a road leading to general bus stand would also undergo repair/maintenance. He said that the problems of transporters were being addressed on priority pleading that they provide services to Lakhs of passengers every day.
