Emergency funding approved to accelerate work on Red Line

KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Thursday approved off-budget emergency funding to TransKarachi, enabling the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to accelerate construction on the long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project. The FWO was awarded the contract for Lot 2, a 12.85-kilometre stretch from Numaish Chowrangi to Mosamiyat, after the previous joint-venture contractor was terminated for persistent delays and non-compliance. The cabinet authorised the direct engagement of FWO under a...

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