KARACHI, Nov 2: New fares of airconditioned and non-airconditioned buses running between Karachi and major cities of the country were announced at a meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of the Sindh transport minister and attended by officials and owners of inter-city/inter-provincial bus services.
Official sources said the new fares were being announced consequent upon complaints from the public regarding charging of excessive fares by transport operators of these buses. The meeting was attended, besides the minister, by the Sindh secretary, LTIC, the deputy inspector-general (traffic) all senior superintendent of police (traffic zones), the TPOs of Saddar and Gulberg towns, senior officers of the transport department and owners of buses.
The following fares of airconditioned/non-airconditioned stage carriages were unanimously agreed upon till further order:
Destination agreed approved fare
| Karachi to Hyderabad | Rs120 | Rs80 |
| Karachi to Mirpurkhas | Rs160 | NA |
| Karachi to Nawabshah | Rs180 | NA |
| Karachi to Sukkur | Rs250 | Rs160 |
| Karachi to Larkana | Rs250 | Rs160 |
| Karachi to Shikarpur | Rs250 | Rs160 |
| Karachi to Jacobabad | Rs280 | NA |
| Karachi to Dera Murad Jamali | Rs400 | NA |
| Karachi to Usta Muhammad | Rs400 | NA |
| Karachi to Sadiqabad | Rs400 | NA |
| Karachi to Dera Ghazi Khan | Rs450 | NA |
| Karachi to Alipur | Rs450 | NA |
| Karachi to Lahore | Rs850 | NA |
| Karachi to Mansehra | Rs900 | Rs600 |
| Karachi to Muzaffarabad | Rs950 | NA |
| Karachi to Peshawar | Rs900 | NA |
| Karachi to Mingora | NA | Rs650 |
— APP