Green Line BRT extension resumes

Service from Numaish Chowrangi to Jama Cloth likely to start by Oct 31

KARACHI:

Work on the Green Line BRT extension - part of Karachi's modern transport system - has resumed. The extension track spans 1.8 km from Numaish Chowrangi to Jama Cloth Market. Once completed, citizens will be able to travel comfortably from Surjani Town to Jama Cloth.

Leaders of the PML-N, PPP and MQM-Pakistan have pledged to work together for Karachi's development. Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said Pakistan Infrastructure Development Co Ltd (PIDCL) has promised to complete and open the Green Line extension for the public by October 31, 2026.

He said the objections raised earlier were only to ensure corrections and improvements. He expressed these views during a press conference on MA Jinnah Road with federal government spokesperson Raja Khaleeq-uz-Zaman Ansari, MNAs Aminul Haq, Ali Khurshidi, Dr Arshad Vohra and others.

The mayor said the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was not initially taken into confidence regarding the extension. "Our position was that drainage and sewerage issues must be resolved first. We support Karachi's development," he said. He added that mass transit should ultimately benefit ordinary citizens, noting that challenges had also arisen earlier from Surjani to Numaish. Wahab thanked the prime minister for releasing funds for the BRT. Quoting Quaid-i-Azam, he said that if everyone works together for the city's progress, no force can stop them.