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India-Pakistan
Women-only bus service to hit roads on Thursday
2019-04-03
[DAWN] PESHAWAR: After a yearlong delay, the women-only pink bus service will hit the roads in Mardan district on Thursday (April 4).

Officials in the TransBeautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
Company, operator of the Peshawar’s Bus Rapid Transit project which has been tasked to run the pink buses, confirmed that they had awarded a contract to a company and all details had been finalised in that regard.

"We are preparing to inaugurate the project on April 4 in Mardan," an official said.

He said that process to select operator for Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
was also in final stages and that they were optimistic that the same company which had been awarded contract for pink buses in Mardan would get the contract.

Another source told Dawn that launch of Abbottabad bus service was also in the process and was likely to be finalised by the end of the current month.

The source said that the launch of the project in the Mardan district would be a milestone towards facilitating the female population, which lacked decent transportation facilities.

Posted by:Fred

#2  Could be worse.
They could have Women only toilets.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-04-03 14:10  

#1  To list the crap Families of GOD have to put up with Shariah Law is just too insane to list.

One day, everyone will look at it as stupid and phony law.

The sooner the better.
Posted by: newc   2019-04-03 01:04  

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