Peshawar: The Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Thursday received the Gold Standard Service award for providing environment-friendly services to the people of Peshawar.
The award was presented to the provincial education minister Kamran Bangash in a ceremony held at the Chief Minister house.
Mr Bangash expressing his satisfaction and happiness said that it was an honour for Peshawar that Peshawar had achieved the world’s highest-ranking in BRT service.
The Asian Development Bank said in a tweet that BRT is 1st in the subcontinent, 3rd in Asia 11th city globally to receive Gold Standard. Dr Walter Hook, a member of the tech committee, presented the award to Kamran Bangash.
#Pakistan's #Peshawar is now officially 1st in subcontnt, 3rd in Asia 11th city globally to receive Gold Standard. Dr. Walter Hook, member of the tech committee that evaluates world-class #BRTs presented the standard to #KP's minister Kamran Bangash today. Congrats #ZuPeshawar pic.twitter.com/SWEbUoHgB8
— ADBPakistan (@PakistanADB) February 17, 2022
Planning Minister Asad Umar congratulated Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service in Peshawar being awarded the Gold Standard Service award.
Well done peshawar on being given the gold standard rating for it's BRT and thus becoming only the 11th city in the world to get the gold standard rating. Congratulations @PervezKhattakPK and mahmood khan https://t.co/K078JVwsAi
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) February 18, 2022
