KARACHI: A Chinese transport firm announced on Friday it was planning to launch intercity bus service in five cities of Sindh with a promise to set up an assembly plant of heavy vehicles in Karachi “very soon”.

A delegation of Shanghai Sheen Long Transport Company led by its managing director Zu Zeng Peng met Industries Minister Manzoor Wassan at his office before the announcement of the decision.

“The Chinese [firm], Shanghai Sheen Long Transport Company, would introduce intercity bus service in five cities of Sindh namely Kar­­achi, Hyde­r­­abad, Sukkur, La­r­­k­­­ana and Khairpur,” said a statement quoting the minister.

Published in Dawn, March 18th, 2017

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