Peshawar BRT

Published March 21, 2019

IN Peshawar, people are not allergic to dust and pollen. They are allergic to the Bus Rapid Transit system and anything to do with it. The project is a failure in several aspects and sometimes it looks like a school project being done by teenagers.

On the one hand you have this huge project which has created employment for a large number of people, on the other hand, this project is making the people of Peshawar and the traffic wardens sick.

As we are racing towards March 23 — the day the BRT is supposed to officially open — I feel that my nightmares might become a reality.

The provincial government should look into this and find a solution fast.

Mashal
Peshawar

Published in Dawn, March 21st, 2019

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