Islamabad and Rawalpindi Metro Bus Routes
Until recent times, public transport in Islamabad was generally in shambles and required urgent intervention of the government. Therefore, based on research and various studies conducted by the Punjab government and the Capital Development Authority (CDA), the provincial and federal governments joined forces in the early 2010s to launch a metro bus project. The goal was to connect Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and to relieve traffic congestion on the corridor. In 2014, the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Chief Minister of Punjab co-chaired a meeting in which the federal and Punjab governments approved the project on a 50:50 sharing basis. Since the Punjab government had completed a metro...