Re: Metro Bus Service: Punjab pays Rs5m per day as subsidy
If you don’t even know the cost of either Lahore, Pindi and Peshawar Metro, then what is the issue? There is no argument. I would once again suggest that you read the article, it is quite enlightening.
Any project that massively exceeds the allocated budget and international cost setting benchmark should not be a priority, especially in countries like Pakistan! This is not nuclear science nor an earth shattering philosophy invented by PTI supporters, this is common sense. If you’d knew the cost of Lahore Metro project, you’d figured that it largely got pilloried for being astonishingly expensive without much explanation. This is a legitimate criticism. Countries spent ages researching, negotiating cost effective reliable deals to save money. And yes, if the Peshawar Bus project is as ridiculously costly as Lahore/Pindi Metro budget then it would be criticised. For ow PTI has to make use of the funds they have allocated for infrastructure and transport development. However, considering Peshawar Bus project was slow to come through, went through the entire study and approval process seems PTI must’ve had other priorities too, and if they have managed to save money on this, then that would also suggest they have priorities.
Fair enough.
About bold part of your comments, what do you mean had priorities and PTI govt was able to save money? Does that mean that tackled all other issues of the province like health, education and IDPs before turning to this Jungla bus project?