KARACHI: The Green Line bus service would remain suspended for three days till Ashura, official said on Sunday.

They said that the route of the federal-funded bus service would remain mostly sealed due to security arrangements for Muharram that would not allow both passengers to avail service and management to operate as usual.

“The service would remain suspended from Muharram 8 to 10,” said an official.

Launched in January 2022, the service was availed by close to six million citizens in six months who travelled through its dedicated corridor on 80 buses in the given period.

Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2022

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