Transportation

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  Transportation

  2020-09-23

  Busted buses: KP gets faulty fleet while China pockets hefty profit

  In just over a month, four Chinese-made buses delivered to Peshawar have caught fire, forcing transit service to be suspended.

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  Transportation

  2019-07-11

  Pakistan's faster, low-fare trains facilitate recreational, business travel

  With extremists being reined in, Pakistan is improving its infrastructure.

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  Transportation

  2019-04-22

  With violence subsiding, Pakistan resumes passenger train service to Kohat, Mardan

  The government is planning to extend services to more cities soon, officials say.

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  Transportation

  2018-06-07

  Swat Motorway project to boost economy in Malakand Division

  The project is expected to be completed by September 2018, bringing economic development and tourism to a region previously struck hard by militancy.

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  Transportation

  2018-04-12

  Peshawar firefighters get motorcycles to tackle hard-to-reach fires

  A new firefighting service equipped with motorcycles will be able to reach fires on narrow streets, holding them off until larger fire trucks can arrive.

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  Transportation

  2018-03-23

  Pink Taxi empowers women in Pakistan with safe rides

  The women-only taxi service, launched in Karachi last March, began operations in Peshawar in January.

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  Transportation

  2017-10-25

  Bus Rapid Transit project meant to alleviate Peshawar's traffic woes

  The BRT project was inaugurated October 19 and is expected to take six to nine months to complete.

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  Transportation

  2016-09-13

  Enhanced security makes Pakistan Railways travel safer

  Terrorist attacks against Pakistan Railways have reduced sharply due to the presence of police and army forces, officials say.