Overview
- Officials finalized the plan in a high-level meeting chaired by Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon with the Transport Secretary and SMTA MD Kanwal Nizam Bhutto.
- Sindh says it will be the first province in Pakistan to operate an official public taxi service under government control.
- The initial phase will reserve some electric taxis for women, extending earlier gender-focused efforts such as the Pink Bus and Pink Scooty programs.
- Work is underway to install EV charging stations and other supporting infrastructure to enable the rollout.
- Additional steps include deploying double-decker and more EV buses for Karachi, with the government inviting international investors to engage in the transport expansion.