RAWALPINDI - The newly launched air-conditioned bus service between Rawalpindi and Gujar Khan has been stopped for the last one week causing problems to commuters.
The CNG bus service was appreciated by the public but the only decent transport service was halted due the reasons best known to the authorities.
Commuters talking to this agency said that initially they thought bus service was stopped due to three-day closure of CNG under load management schedule but the service remain suspended even after resumption of CNG.
Sources said that as the buses operate only on gas and due to closure of CNG station for three days, the administration could not earn enough to afford expanses because bus service remains operational just for four days a week.
Moreover, low gas pressure further aggravates the situation as the air-conditioned buses lack the facility to operate on petrol.
It should be mentioned here that air-conditioned bus service was launched by Punjab government in collaboration with a bank, which has failed in first four months of its launching.
On the other hand, local transporters, when contacted, alleged that the bus service was halted in a bid to increase fare and public would come to know this only after the issuance of revised fare list.