Karachi mass transit: a pipe dream

THE Frontier Works Organisation has taken over construction of University Road, which is part of Karachi’s chronically sick Red Line project, on an ‘emergency’ footing to meet a 90-day deadline — offering some hope to long-suffering Karachiites. However, a broader perspective reveals a more complex picture of Karachi’s transport issues. The idea of the Bus Rapid Transit was first introduced in Pakistan during the Karachi Mass Transit Study (KMTS) in 1987-1990 — nearly 25 years before Punjab impl...