KARACHI, Oct. 17: The Sindh High Court was informed on Tuesday that the inter-city bus terminal at Baldia Town will be ready for regular operations within two weeks.

A division bench, comprising Justices Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Sajjad Ali Shah, was hearing two identical petitions seeking directives for notification of bus terminals by concerned authority for inter-city passenger buses/coaches.

Representing the city district government, Advocate Manzoor Ahmed submitted that payment had already been made by the CDGK to the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation for provision of electricity to the newly-built Baldia bus terminal and electricity would hopefully be available within a couple of weeks.

He stated that work on water supply and provision of other basic amenities to the bus stand were also likely to be completed in the next 15 days. The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board was laying the supply line.

Advocate Sofia stated on behalf of the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) that the force had been approached by the Sindh home department to provide it alternative accommodation to enable it to vacate the Karachi Transport Corporation’s bus depots at Malir and Gulistan-i-Jauhar. The bench asked the department to submit a report on measures taken on the Ranger’s plea.

It directed the CDGK district officer for transport to inform the court about the factual position of Orangi bus stand, which, is said to have been occupied by the Pirabad Police Station on Nov 2, the next date of hearing.

The petitions have been moved the by the Super Highway and National Highway Bus Owners Welfare Association and other transporters.