Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticized the Sindh government’s plan to introduce new buses, sarcastically questioning whether the announced double-decker vehicles will “fly like helicopters” or run underground, given the city’s dilapidated roads.
In a statement on Tuesday, PDP General Secretary Iqbal Hashmi asserted that Karachi has become a “city of excavations, not roads.” He said that the public is waiting not for vehicles but for viable “routes,” pointing out that former thoroughfares are now characterized by potholes, mounds of dirt, and “monuments of government projects.”
Hashmi said the transport minister should clarify the operational plans for these new vehicles, humorously adding that if the buses are intended to run underground, residents might need scuba diving training. He further suggested that if an aerial route is planned, the meteorological department should be involved to determine routes based on wind direction.
The PDP official described the city’s roads as so treacherous that residents now need “GPS and helmets even to walk.” He termed the administration’s announcement of new public transport amid the current conditions as “rubbing salt on the public’s wounds.”
Concluding his criticism, Iqbal Hashmi demanded that the government “find the roads before bringing the buses.” He said that if the thoroughfares cannot be found, officials should issue a map so citizens can determine whether Karachi’s roads will be placed in a museum or only be found in history books.