Public transport carries less than 1% of commuters
Private vehicles dominate mobility index; experts call for public buses-led transport policy
Pakistan's transport policy needs to shift its focus from private cars to public buses to make urban mobility more affordable, reduce carbon emissions and support local manufacturing, experts say, as a new mobility index shows that public transport accounts for less than 0.5%. The BusCaro and Pakistan & Counting Mobility Index, launched on Thursday, showed that the cost of travelling a kilometre across eight modes o...