Metro Bus Service; Vandalism (DAWN- February 25, 2013)

THE Lahore Metro Bus has created much fuss. It seems the provincial government probably missed the trick here. Finances should have been managed preferentially.

There are other sectors and areas of Punjab, particularly of southern Punjab, which need urgent attention and investments.

Having said that, the city of Lahore has a luxurious asset which needs to be managed properly. People should be given proper awareness, sooner rather than later. They say ‘old habits die hard’.

Rather than promote the regime by highlighting the project, efforts should be made to enlighten the public on its purposes. Free ride definitely did not help this cause. Dubai metro serves a good example in this regard and people cannot even drink water on it what to talk of graffiti and spitting.

AMIR IKRAM

Lahore