2 April 2011
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Karachi, Pakistan: Only 6% of 2.3m vehicles for public in city
Overcrowded public transport in Karachi, Pakistan.
More than 24 million passenger trips are generated daily, but of over 2.3 million vehicles in the Karachi, only 6% are public transport vehicles whereas nearly 54% use public transport. Karachi Mass Transit Cell Director-General Atique Beg highlighted the scarcity of public transport in the city that 40 passengers competed for a seat in public transport vehicles. He said a study was being carried out in view of the city’s transport situation in 2030 and planning was being done to integrate all the three planned transport systems – BRT, LRT and Karachi Circular Railway (KCR).