Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz inaugurated eco-friendly electric buses in Sargodha on September 19, 2025. Source: x.com/pmln_org
ISLAMABAD:
Following the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, all 21 routes of the electric bus service have been made fully operational under a project aimed at providing quality and affordable travel services to citizens. The electric bus service has received an overwhelmingly positive response from the public, and daily ridership has steadily increased.
It was reported that in a single day, 102,000 citizens took advantage of the electric bus service. This was stated during a meeting chaired by CDA Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa to review the progress of ongoing and proposed development projects in Islamabad.
The meeting was attended by Member Management Talat Mahmood, Member Engineering Nifasat Raza, Member Planning Dr Khalid Hafeez, Director General Procurement and Contracts, other senior officials and project managers of relevant schemes. A detailed review of the progress of various development projects across the city was carried out.
Those present were informed that the construction of the electric bus station, comprising two sites, is almost completed and approximately 97 percent of the works are completed. It was further stated that the construction work at Site A of the bus station has been fully completed.
The progress of the project to connect Margalla Avenue with the M-1 Highway was also reviewed. Similarly, detailed discussions were held on the construction of Convention, Exhibition and Exhibition Center as well as the proposed luxury hotel project in Islamabad.
