New EV, double-decker buses: Sharjeel directs transport department to finalise routes

Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has asked provincial transport officials to complete service plans for a further group of electric and double-decker buses due in Karachi this month. Routes are to connect key roads, business districts, schools and homes, with attention to neighbourhoods where public transport is most needed. The meeting also covered preparations for depots, charging facilities and stops, alongside progress on the Red and Yellow Line BRT schemes and Green Line services.

Officials agreed to open a U-turn on University Road as part of the Red Line project to ease commuter access. Memon also called for faster work at the Yellow Line’s first two depots and the second stretch of the Taj Haider Bridge, with construction progress to be checked each day. Business Recorder reported that the minister linked fleet expansion with route planning and dependable operations.