The buses have been fitted with surveillance cameras to ensure passenger security.
A women-only pink bus service was launched in Pakistan's Karachi earlier this week. This is the first women-only bus service in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Here are five points on the pink bus service:
- According to The Guardian, these buses run along one of Karachi's busiest routes - from Frere Hall to Clifton Bridge. The buses run at every 20 minutes during rush hour and every hour during non-peak times.
- This is the second time that the Pakistan government has attempted to launch public transport that protects women from harassment. In 2012, the federal government had launched a similar service in Lahore, but it shut down after two years when the government pulled funding, The Guardian report further said.
- The buses have been fitted with surveillance cameras to ensure passenger security, as per a report in Express Tribune.
- The cost of the project is 12 billion Pakistani rupees and has been launched through the Sindh Mass Transit Authority.
- These buses have the capacity to seat 24 people, while another 24 can stand in the spacious aisles, the Tribune report said. The bus also has two seats for specially-abled people. The staff members are women and the company plans to hire women drivers for the vehicle.
