Tag: Public Transport

Maryam Nawaz Inaugurates Green Bus Project in Attock

Ijaz Ul Hasan
Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Attock News, Green Bus Project, Pedder Lane, Electric Buses, Public Transport, Punjab Government, Attock Development, Tuff Tiles, Punjab Transport

Maryam Nawaz Receives Warm Welcome at Attock’s Pedder Lane, Inaugurates Green Bus Project Report by: Ijaz ul Hassan, Bureau Chief, Attock ATTOCK: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif received a warm and enthusiastic welcome during her visit to Pedder Lane, the central market of Attock, where she also formally inaugurated the Green Bus Project. Thousands of people gathered at Pedder Lane to welcome the Chief Minister. Shopkeepers and young people showered her vehicle with flower petals, covering the roads and her vehicle with roses. A traditional Dhachi dance was also…

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Women on Wheels: Promoting Safe Mobility for Women in Pakistan

Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal
A Pakistani woman wearing a safety helmet riding an electric scooter on an urban road.

Women on Wheels By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal The freedom to move independently is often taken for granted, but for many women in Pakistan, it remains an aspiration negotiated against social expectations, transport constraints and concerns about personal safety. The growing number of women riding motorcycles and electric scooters is beginning to change this reality. Yet, if this modest revolution is to endure, the state must ensure that women can exercise their freedom without being subjected to harassment, intimidation or unnecessary risk. The economic circumstances encouraging this change are difficult to…

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Lahore’s Toxic Air, Billions Spent on Smog Theatre and the Government’s Blindfold

Mian Iftikhar Ahmad

By Iftikhar Ahmad Lahore’s air is poisoned, and this poison is descending into the lungs of the city’s 13 million residents with every breath. At 9:30 AM on a September 2026 morning, Lahore’s Air Quality Index reached 194, which is classified as extremely unhealthy, and at that moment the city rose to the number one position on the list of the world’s most polluted cities. This is not an accidental occurrence but the logical outcome of a continuously deteriorating situation. In 2025, Lahore’s average PM2.5 concentration was recorded at 88.9…

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