Residents of Peshawar will now have to shell out Rs250 to purchase a ‘Zu’ card if they want to ride on the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project after the company that operates set a price on the cards. Umair Khan, a spokesperson for the government-owned TransPeshawar Company, which was set up to operate the project, confirmed the news. Now, the price of the card has been set at Rs250, which will also include Rs100 as balance which can be availed for taking trips on the service. He further clarified that they have not changed the price of the card, noting that they were not charging it previously. Locals said that the provincial government had claimed that the BRT service, which launched in August, would facilitate citizens, has now become expensive for them.

Source: The Express Tribune November 12, 2020 04:24 UTC