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KARACHI: The fare on an electric bus route in Sindh capital has been increased from Rs 50 to Rs 100, causing concern among the citizens.
The bus fare from one stop to another has also been increased to Rs 100. According to the details, the electric bus introduced for the convenience of the citizens has become a bus for the rich. On the route of electric bus EV1 which passes through Shahrah-e-Faisal, FTC, Korangi, and Khayaban-e-Ittihad, the fare has been increased from Rs.50 to Rs.100.
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Worryingly, this fare has been increased at a time when on the one hand the citizens expected to reduce the fares from the transporters due to the decrease in the prices of petroleum products, but instead of increasing the fare, the electric bus administration has doubled the fare on which the citizens of the respective areas Expressing anger.
A large number of citizens believe that be it an electric bus or a red bus, a common man should benefit from these services started for the convenience of the people. He needs home-to-office and office-to-home transport facilities at as much fare as his pocket allows.
People say that the fare has not only been increased from Rs 50 to Rs 100 but the minimum fare from one stop to another has also been kept at Rs 100, which is unfair to the citizens of Karachi.
