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Sindh Launches ShikarpurSukkur Bus Route as Pink Scooter Program Scales Up

The move signals a PPP welfare push focused on fare relief alongside women’s mobility.

Overview

  • The People’s Bus Service between Shikarpur and Sukkur, which launched Friday, carries a 50% fare subsidy paid by the Sindh government.
  • The Sindh Transportation and Mass Transit Authority put six diesel‑hybrid buses on the 33‑kilometre route via Lakhi Ghulam Shah.
  • A government event in Sukkur distributed free pink electric scooters to women, with helmets, driving licences and training provided at no cost.
  • Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said Hyderabad is next for scooter distribution, with new People’s Bus Service links planned for KhairpurRohri, KhairpurRanipur and Hyderabad corridors.
  • Officials cast the measures as a PPP social program to cut travel costs and widen access to jobs and education, alongside separate subsidies for motorcycle riders and small farmers.