Sindh’s flagship women-only pink buses will have female drivers

Sindh’s pink buses will have female drivers!

The provincial government has decided to appoint women drivers for women-only pink bus service to enhance a sense of safety and convenience among women during travel in these buses.

The Sindh government will be initiating a special programme to train women bus drivers.

The decision was taken at the 10th board meeting of the Sindh Mass Transit Authority in Karachi.

Sindh Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Memon presided over the meeting and decided that a training programme for women drivers would soon be initiated.

“Empowering women in all fields was the vision of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, he added.

The meeting also considered providing subsidies for the People’s Bus Service following the approval by the cabinet.

The board also discussed the feasibility studies for the second phase of the Peoples Bus Service, which includes the addition of 500 buses as well as the introduction of an environment-friendly electric taxi service.

The meeting was also attended by Transport Secretary Saleem Rajput, SMTA Managing Director Kamal Dayo, DIG Traffic Ahmed Nawaz Cheema, Planning and Development department representative Sikandar Shaikh and Trans Karachi Chief Executive Officer Tufail Paliju.