Overview

• Punjab’s chief minister inaugurated the electric bus service in Sahiwal and rode an e‑bus after recent introductions in Sargodha, with a dedicated charging station set up in the city.
• Transport officials said 16 buses will run in the first phase across four routes serving roughly 25,000 passengers daily, with fares fixed at Rs20 per stop.
• Maryam Nawaz stated that 30 electric buses have been allocated for Sahiwal, while the transport brief detailed 16 operating initially.
• Women, students, senior citizens and persons with disabilities will travel free under the scheme designed to make urban transport more inclusive and affordable.
• During a visit to Bahawalnagar relief camps, the chief minister met flood‑affected families and announced compensation including Rs1 million for destroyed homes, Rs500,000 for mud houses, livestock payments up to Rs500,000 and Rs20,000 per acre for crop losses, citing evacuations in 27 cities and over 5,000 villages.