KARACHI: As he revealed plans for a comprehensive Karachi Transport Master Plan in collaboration with the World Bank, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stated that the city needs at least 15,000 buses to meet its daily transportation need.
In order to provide contemporary and sustainable mobility options, the master plan would incorporate metro light rail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems, and the resuscitation of the Karachi Circular Railway.
A World Bank delegation led by Ibrahim Khalil Zaki, Practice Manager for Transport in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan, made the news during a meeting at CM House.
Shah welcomed the delegation and stated that the new plan would extend collaboration beyond the Yellow Line BRT, calling the World Bank “a vital development partner.”
