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As infrastructure and all facets of life in Pakistan come under more and more stress due to economic pressures, population increases and climate change; public transport is fast becoming one of the key issues the country must address sooner than later.
Lucky for us, public transport enthusiast Gulraiz Khan let himself be recruited off Twitter to come chat about Pakistan's past, present, and hopeful future in the public transport spheres.
Things discussed in this episode:
00:00 Intro
01:57 Where he grew up and why we’re doing this episode
05:44 Why public transport is being talked about in Pakistan now, and how he first got interested
12:14 Why has public transport not been prioritised in Pakistan historically?
16:53 Why did the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) just disappear?
18:57 How are the BRT systems doing in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar?
25:59 “The BRT is not profitable”, why this perspective misses the point
30:55 Talking about Karachi’s new bus services
38:51 There is no substantive discussion around infrastructure or climate change in the media
47:03 Can individual action OR TWEETING help fix these problems?
50:44 Future public transport projects being worked on in Pakistan
54:22 Quick jinn story and outro!
LINKS:
Gulraiz's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gulraizkhan
Gulraiz's writeups at Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/authors/9254/gulraiz-khan
Mahim Maher's article on Karachi's bus routes: https://tribune.com.pk/story/711471/timekeeping-and-transport-the-minute-men-of-karachi
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