The Sindh government's transport and mass transit department has sent a summary for the purchase of 500 electric buses to the provincial cabinet. In a statement issued to the media on Wednesday, Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon said that after approval by the cabinet, new electric buses would be operated in different cities of the province in phases. The Sindh government was further expanding the public transport network, he added.

He said it was a priority of the Sindh government that the facility of modern public transport should not remain limited to Karachi alone. The scope of the Peoples Bus Service was continuously being expanded, and the purpose of launching new routes was to provide citizens with affordable and better travelling facilities, he explained. Memon maintained that 50 double-decker buses would reach Sindh by November 30, which would be operated on different routes.

The arrival of double-decker buses would provide passengers with additional travelling capacity, he said, adding that the launch of the Peoples Bus Service in Qambar-Shahdadkot had met overwhelming appreciation from the public. The transport minister said the electric bus project would be an important addition to Sindh's public transport system as electric buses would help address the growing transport problems in urban areas.