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Punjab Launches Sargodha Electric Bus Service, Announces Flood Relief and Health Measures

The rollout includes free rides for priority groups under a package that sets compensation for flood‑damaged homes.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the service, with 60 electric buses for Sargodha city and 105 for Sargodha Division.
  • The government said women, senior citizens, students and persons with disabilities will travel free on the new routes.
  • Cash aid was announced at Rs1 million for fully destroyed houses and Rs500,000 for partially damaged homes, with rehabilitation operations pledged to begin within two weeks.
  • The Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cardiology in Sargodha was described as operational with staffing underway, with a request for Nawaz Sharif to inaugurate it next month.
  • A Co‑ablation cancer‑treatment center at Lahore’s Mayo Hospital was cited as already providing free care valued at Rs1.6 million per patient, with similar units planned for Rawalpindi, Multan and later Sargodha.