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Article: Karachi public transport system: Anguish for citizens, affliction for economy.
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- PPI - Pakistan Press International
- Article date:
- February 5, 2007
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Karachi, February 05 (PPI) : Countless working hours of millions of Karachi commuters go wasted daily due to inefficient public transport system, causing not only annoyance to citizens, but also huge losses for economy. Karachi being the largest city of Pakistan, as well as, its trade and industry hub, has a high level of concentration of economic activities. It is an undisputed fact that these activities are directly supported and boosted through an efficient public transport system. Urban productivity is highly dependent on the efficiency of its transport system to move labor, consumers and freight between multiple origins and destinations and the main drawback of public ...