Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Awami National Party (ANP) Provincial President Aimal Wali Khan Thursday demanded probe into incidents of fire eruption in buses of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project followed by suspension of the service for one month and alleged corruption in the mega project. In a statement, he said that seven incidents of fire eruption in the buses were reported in one month which was matter of grave concern, adding that the provincial government should probe these incidents and facts should be made public.
He said that poor planning and designs, delay in the construction work and poor administration caused huge loss to national exchequer. He demanded of the government to make public the inquiry reports of FIA and provincial inspection teams into the project and responsible should be held accountable. He urged the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take notice of suspension of the bus services and repeated incident of fire eruption in the buses.
The citizens faced difficulties in travel on Thursday after Peshawar Bus-Transit (BRT) services were suspended in the city following a fire incident a day prior. Citizens reached various bus stops in the morning to avail the service, launched 33 days ago by Prime Minister Imran Khan, only to find ‘service suspended” boards hanging at the stations. Commenting on the matter, a BRT spokesperson said that the service got suspended after four buses caught fire and added that the decision has been made to ensure the safety of passengers.
‘A five-member team has arrived from China to investigate the faults in the vehicles,’ the spokesperson said, adding that the buses will resume operations after clearance from the technical experts.
