PESHAWAR: At least 86 more new buses would be included to the fleet of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service to facilitate commuters in metropolis. Spokesperson of BRT Saddaf Kamil said that manufacturing of 86 new buses is in last stage in China and these would arrive soon and increase the number of BRT buses to 244. Saddaf said that new buses would be started on Saddar to Pishtakhara rout after getting NOC from Cantonment Board and the other rout will be started from Pir Zakori bridge to Malak Saad station Firdous while the new rout would be notified on the directives of KP Urban Mobility Authority permission. More than 250,000 commuters are traveling in BRT on daily basis including 25 percent women, the spokesperson added. APP
