{
  "id": 8140858,
  "title": "CM inaugurates Multan electric bus service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/cm-inaugurates-multan-electric-bus-service",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:17:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440065/cm-inaugurates-multan-electric-bus-service"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated an electric bus service in Multan, boarding an electric bus from an e-bus stop at Agro Mall on Shujaabad Road. She travelled to the Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture, receiving a warm public welcome along Old Shujaabad Road, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate. The Chief Minister formally launched the e-bus project digitally, with Provincial Transport Minister Bilal Akbar providing details of the project. The first phase of the service will see 45 electric buses operating on routes including Vehari Chowk to Nishtar Hospital, Ghanta Ghar to Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Dera Adda via DHA, and Chungi No. 9 to Nag Shah. In the first phase, 160 electric buses will operate in different cities and areas of Multan Division, with a total of 205 electric buses expected to be in operation across the division.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}