{"id":523027,"date":"2026-01-01T02:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=523027"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:15:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:15:38","slug":"double-decker-buses-introduced-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/double-decker-buses-introduced-in-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Double decker buses introduced in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>new year gift<br \/>\n KARACHI<br \/>\nDouble-decker buses were introduced in Karachi on Wednesday, with Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon saying that they would be available to the public from January 1 (Thursday). \u201cToday marks the beginning of double-decker bus [services] in the city. They will be available to the public from tomorrow, and today, they will be tested [on the city\u2019s road],\u201d Memon, who also has the transport portfolio, said while speaking to the media at the inauguration of the bus service in Karachi. Memon inaugurated the bus service along with Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah.<br \/>\nThe development comes more than a year after the Sindh government announced the initiative in October 2024 for the city of over 23 million that has faced mobility issues for long. Memon recalled that the Sindh government had promised to introduce double-decker buses in Karachi by December 2025, pointing out that today was December 31.<br \/>\nHe further said the Sindh government aimed to provide transport facilities across the province in 2026, adding that Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had also instructed to introduce \u201cdouble-decker buses on every road in Karachi\u201d in the coming year. Yesterday, while announcing the launch of double-decker buses in the city, Memon said the buses would operate from Malir to Sharea Faisal.<br \/>\nHe had added that more double-decker buses would be brought to Karachi as these would help solve traffic problems.Meanwhile, a handout issued by Memon\u2019s office said the double-decker bus service was \u201cbeing introduced again for Karachiites after 65 years\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>new year gift KARACHI Double-decker buses were introduced in Karachi on Wednesday, with Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon saying that they would be available to the public from January 1 (Thursday). \u201cToday marks the beginning of double-decker bus [services] in the city. 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