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Local group procures 56 articulated buses for provincial capital

Drivers demand bonus, certificates from outgoing contractor

City administration reserves Metro Bus track for Cycling Saturday

Punjab reopened public transport but not the bus service

People of twin cities say the public service project should not be politicised

Spending slows down but some sectors get extra funds

Former MNA Hanif Abbasi goes on spree to praise party chiefs without CDA’s permission.

The Rs30 billion project has been polarising at best, eliciting more opposition than support.

We need more transport projects, but the next ones need to be better planned and better executed.

Will start Metro Buses in Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi if PML-N comes to power, says Shahbaz.

Watchdog seeks documents from govt to scrutinise the schemes.

Welcome any "fair probe" into the project, says Punjab Chief Minister.

Protests held in several cities, MQM leader Raza Haroon urges CJ to take suo motu notice.

Asks Kaira, Imran to submit response within a week.

Chief minister says he wanted the pass open immediately instead of waiting a few days for beautification.

MBS cost a total of Rs29.8 billion, of which Rs4.5 billion was utilised in 2011-12, says Government spokesperson.

Rs70 billion of Rs250 billion budget spent, Rs31 billion on Metro Bus Service.

Punjab govt and Transparency International Pakistan sign an MoU, report to be made public, chief minister promises.

Metro Bus in Lahore has been discussed at two levels, as a bus aimed towards elections and its controversial economics

It may be economically unviable, but it is still money spent for the people.

Project to build underpasses, proposed in 2011, came to a standstill due to the construction of Metro Bus System.

‘Smart cards to be introduced from today’.

Rs20 will be charged irrespective of destination.

Petitioner had claimed that the ban barred public transport from plying on same routes as the Metro Bus Service.

The petitioner said hundreds of vans, buses and other public transport on the route had been stopped.

Ruckus continues on the Metro Bus.

Young doctors observe partial strike in Pindi hospitals.

It is unfortunate that even major development projects in Pakistan are carried out on an ad hoc basis.

MBS general manager sees conspiracy in users ‘occupying’ buses.

112,000 people to benefit daily.

‘Punjab police will provide security till govt establishes separate force’.

Rs30 billion project completed in a short span of one year.

Police baton-charge parliamentarian Shaukat Basra who came to participate in protest, arrest doctors.

20,000-40,000 people to use the service daily, says Lahore Transport Company Chairman.

The 27-km project has been completed in just over a year.

LTC official admits information on feeder routes should have been made public earlier.

According to Met officials, the highest wind speed recorded was 60 kilometres per hour.

The owners of petrol pumps and PPA delegation showed confidence in the balloting process

Business owners fear congestion and parking issues at Lytton Road, Ichhra.

Shahbaz Sharif inspects bus stations, hails ‘masterpiece of architecture’.

Work on escalators and automatic doors will be completed after the inauguration.

Two u-turns being built to allow removal of traffic signals.

Work on several bus stations on elevated track unfinished.

Malik said that the committee would consult with the owners and complete its recommendations within a week.

The Metro Bus Service on Ferozepur Road is to be officially inaugurated on January 27.

The Kalma Chowk underpass is to be finished before February 10.

Authorities in Karachi seem to be in no hurry to push ahead with the transportation system.

PPP’s Naulatia says Mobile Health Units have been a waste, Basra’s mic gets turned off.

Contracts costing Rs50m and above sought from all departments.

Once the system is fully operational, a bus will run on the MBS track every three minutes.