Pakistan’s Punjab province has introduced free public transport services. The decision was announced by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz after the federal government revealed a similar plan for Islamabad.
“I encourage everyone to make full use of these facilities and choose public transport for a more convenient, affordable, and sustainable way to travel,” Nawaz said in a post on X late on Friday, shortly after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated that the federal government would pay for public transport in the capital.
Earlier in the week, the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania also declared they would remove public transport fares as a way to motivate people to save fuel.