Woman-only buses * Pakistan - In Peshawar soon
Peshawar,Pakistan -Internews/The Peninsula (Quatar) -December 15, 2008: -- Women commuters in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s restive North West Frontier Province, who have to go through much hassle everyday in the public transport will soon have an exclusive bus service for themselves... NWFP Minister for Social Welfare and Women Development Sitara Imran said that provincial government wanted to start women bus service on trial basis as two such attempts in the past failed. She said that initially two CNG-run busses would be plied on route between Haji Camp and Hayatabad to judge public response... The conductors of the white-blue coloured busses would be also educated women. The drivers would be male but female conductors will deal with the women commuters to make their travel comfortable. Each bus will be provided with one policewoman to ensure security of the commuters...
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