The Minister of Planning Asad Umar on On Friday he congratulated Defense Minister Pervez Khattak and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. in Peshawar receives the Gold Standard Service award.
The BRT was inaugurated by the then chief minister of the Khattak province in 2020 and received the award on Thursday for providing passenger-oriented, environment-friendly facilities for the people of Peshawar.
The day before, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) greeted ZuPeshawar, the operator of the BRT system – on receive the international award saying Peshawar has now become the first city in the subcontinent, third in Asia and 11th globally to receive the Gold Standard.
The statement released by the ADB says Dr. Walter Hook, a member of the technical committee that evaluates world-Brt class on the base of best practices internationally, presented the award to Minister KP for Kamran Bangash Higher Education on Thursday.
The Gold Standard was awarded to the city for transform transport through its cleaning technology buses, promoting non-motorized traffic and carrying a staggering 250,000 passengers on daily basis, out of which are 20%. women.
Previously, the BRT had also received the certificate of International Sustainable Award of the International Transport Organization while the UN Women has also honored the BRT for providing the best and safe travel facility a women. The BRT, he added, was providing the best possible commuting services to its passengers.
