ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today inaugurated much-awaited Islamabad metro bus service from Peshawar Mor to New Islamabad Airport.
Turkish Ambassador Mustafa Yurdakul, Chinese Chargรฉ d’affaires Pang Chunxue and members of Parliament were also present at the metro bus launching ceremony.
PM Sharif thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan for the project.
PM Sharif said Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gifted this project to the residents of Islamabad in 2017 and it was supposed to be completed by 2018.
“But after the government changed, like other projects, this project was delayed.” said the prime minister.
The prime minister, after taking the oath April 12 ordered to opertionalize the service by April 14.
This is the 25.6km track that was approved in 2017. The infrastructure was completed by the National Highway Authority and the Capital Development Authority was tasked with operating the service.
CDA Chairman said the buses will arrive at the interval of five minutes while shuttles to and from airport will arrive after 25 minutes.
He said the feasibility report of the Blue Line from Rawat to Faisalabad will be completed soon after which the work will begin on the project.
Details to follow
