Pink buses achha aaghaz hain, magar har bus khawateen ke liye mehfooz honi chahiye

CDA ki 30 khawateen ke liye makhsoos electric buses jald chalni chahiyein. Magar Peshawar batata hai ke har bus ko mehfooz banana alag bede se zyada khawateen ke kaam aata hai, aur Islamabad ko dono kaam karne chahiyein

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Two women in burqas, one holding a child, ride a bus in Peshawar
9 March 2022 ko Peshawar ki Bus Rapid Transit mein do khawateen aik bachche ke saath safar kar rahi hain. File photo. — THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Zofeen T. Ebrahim
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Capital Development Authority agle chand maheenon mein Islamabad ki sarkon par sirf khawateen ke liye 30 gulabi electric buses chalana chahti hai. Use yeh kaam karna chahiye, aur jald karna chahiye. Darul-hukoomat ki khawateen aur bachchiyan rush ke auqat mein shehar ki maqbool electric buses se bahar dhakeli ja rahi hain, aur alag service unhein nishist dilane ka sab se tez tareeqa hai. Magar gulabi bus aik alamat ka ilaj hai. Asal bimari yeh hai ke Pakistan mein bohat si khawateen aam public transport mein khud ko mehfooz mehsoos nahin kartin, aur jo shehar is ka jawab sirf alag bede se de, woh apni aadhi aabadi ko yeh paigham dene ka khatra mol leta hai ke baqi nizam un ke liye nahin.

Islamabad kya mansooba bana raha hai

Tajweez motadil aur maqool hai. CDA ke aik senior ohdedar ke mutabiq authority ne yeh dekh kar khawateen ke liye makhsoos service shuru karne ka faisla kiya ke khawateen aur bachchiyon ke liye maujooda electric buses mein jagah milna kitna mushkil ho gaya hai, khaas tor par rush ke auqat mein. Authority aik thekedar ke zariye 20 se zaid routes par 160 se zyada electric buses pehle hi chala rahi hai, aur shehriyon ne is service ko bare shauq se apnaya hai. Nayi gulabi buses ibtida mein unhi routes par chalengi aur talab ke mutabiq mazeed barhayi jayengi. CDA Board ke liye summary tayyar ki ja rahi hai, aur tawaqqo hai ke khareedari Heavy Industries Taxila karegi, aur maujooda bede ki tarah yeh buses bhi China se dar-amad hongi. Yeh mansooba wafaqi hukoomat aur wazarat-e-dakhla ki hidayat par banaya gaya hai.

Islamabad sifar se aaghaz nahin kar raha. Wafaqi wazarat-e-taleem-o-pesha-warana tarbiyat pehle hi mulazmat-pesha khawateen aur talibaat ke liye muft Pink Bus Service chala rahi hai. Wazarat ne October 2025 mein jab aakhri baar is ki tafseel di to 22 buses subah aur dopehar ke ibtidai rush ke auqat mein darul-hukoomat ke paanch dehi sectors mein chal rahi thin aur rozana 4 hazar se zyada khawateen aur bachchiyon ko le ja rahi thin. Aik azadana jaize mein paya gaya ke is service ne un ka safar zyada mehfooz aur aasan banaya, aur wazarat ne kaha ke agar wasail milein to woh ise tarbiyat-yafta khawateen amle aur security ke saath mazeed dehi aur neem-shehri ilaqon tak phailana chahti hai.

Islamabad ki buses, aur khawateen ka hissa

30Woh gulabi electric buses jo CDA khareedna chahti hai, sirf khawateen ke liye.
160+CDA ki pehle se chalne wali electric buses, 20 se zaid routes par.
22Dehi sectors mein wazarat-e-taleem ki chalayi jane wali muft gulabi buses.
4,000+Wazarat ke mutabiq in 22 buses mein rozana safar karne wali khawateen aur bachchiyan.

Zaraye: Capital Development Authority, November 2026; wafaqi wazarat-e-taleem-o-pesha-warana tarbiyat, October 2025.

Aik chhote se shehar mein riyasat ke do mukhtalif idaron ki khawateen ke liye do services nek-niyati ki alamat hain. Yeh aik tanbeeh bhi hai. Agar CDA ki gulabi buses aur wazarat ki gulabi buses alag alag routes, auqat, kirayon aur shikayati numberon ke saath alag alag mansooba bandi se chalein to is uljhan ki qeemat khawateen ada karengi. CDA Board ka pehla faisla yeh hona chahiye ke dono ko aik naqshe, aik card aur aik helpline wale wahid network mein zam kar diya jaye.

Bus itni aham kyun hai

Bohat si Pakistani khawateen ke liye bus kai options mein se aik nahin, wahid option hai. Mardon ke paas gari ya motorcycle hone ya udhaar lene ka imkan kahin zyada hota hai. Khawateen shaz-o-nadir hi in mein se koi chalati hain, aur bohat se khandan rickshon aur bheer wali vans ko apni betiyon ke liye ghair mehfooz samajhte hain. Jab bus bhari hui, na-muwafiq ya sire se maujood hi na ho to us ki qeemat lamba safar nahin hoti. Yeh aik chhooti hui naukri, aik reh jane wali class ya ghar bitha di jane wali bachchi hoti hai.

Aalmi Bank ke mutabiq Pakistan mein sirf taqreeban 21 feesad khawateen afradi quwwat ka hissa hain, jo Junoobi Asia mein sab se kam sharah hai. Mehfooz transport is ki wahid wajah hargiz nahin, magar sab se aasani se theek hone wali wajuhat mein se aik hai. Bank Lahore ki jis tehqeeq ka hawala deta hai us mein har chaar mein se teen khawateen ne kaha ke agar mehfooz transport dastiyab ho to woh kaam karne par tayyar hongi. Karachi ke liye woh yeh aadaad deta hai ke 80 feesad khawateen ko public transport mein harasani ka samna raha hai.

Laapata karkun khawateen

21%khawateen bar-sar-e-rozgar
Sab se kamJunoobi Asia mein afradi quwwat mein khawateen ka hissa.
3 in 4Lahore ki aik tehqeeq mein woh khawateen jinhon ne kaha ke mehfooz transport ho to woh kaam karengi.
80%Karachi mein public transport mein harasani ka samna karne wali khawateen.

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“Jab bus bhari hui, na-muwafiq ya sire se maujood hi na ho to us ki qeemat lamba safar nahin hoti. Yeh aik chhooti hui naukri, aik reh jane wali class ya ghar bitha di jane wali bachchi hoti hai.”

Yeh har adad jitna akhlaqi daleel hai utna hi maashi daleel bhi hai. Jo mulk apni beshtar taleem-yafta khawateen ko is liye muawze wale kaam se bahar rakhta hai ke woh wahan mehfooz tareeqe se pohanch nahin saktin, woh apni zaroorat se zyada ghareeb rehne ka intikhab kar raha hai.

Pakistan pehle hi kya seekh chuka hai

Achhi khabar yeh hai ke Pakistan ko andaze lagane ki zaroorat nahin ke kya kaam karta hai. Us ke apne shehar yeh tajurba kar chuke hain.

Peshawar ki sab se wazeh sabaq hai. 2016 ke aik survey mein shehar ki 90 feesad khawateen ne kaha ke woh public transport mein khud ko ghair mehfooz mehsoos karti hain. Peshawar ne bunyadi tor par alag buses se jawab nahin diya. Us ne har bus mein taqreeban aik chauthai nishistein khawateen ke liye makhsoos kin, poore bede mein CCTV lagaye, buses mein guards tainaat kiye aur stations par munasib roshni ki. Us ne khawateen ko mulazmatein dein, jo 2022 tak nizam ke 2 hazar mulazmeen ka taqreeban 15 feesad thin. Kiraye kam rakhe gaye, taweel tareen safar ka kiraya taqreeban 30 rupay. Operator ke mutabiq 2022 tak musafiron mein khawateen ka hissa taqreeban 30 feesad ho gaya, jo do saal pehle 2 feesad tha.

Peshawar BRT ke musafiron mein khawateen ka hissa

Do saal pehle~2%
March 2022~30%

Maakhaz: BRT chalane wali sarkari company TransPeshawar, 2022. Bars bare adad ke tanasub se hain.

Karachi ne pehle doosra raasta apnaya. Hukoomat-e-Sindh ne February 2023 mein taqreeban 10 buses ke saath People's Pink Bus Service shuru ki, jo Model Colony se Tower tak aik route se shuru hui, aur baad mein ise wusat di gayi. Lahore ne October 2024 mein 16 routes par gulabi buses chalayin, magar ibtida mein har route par sirf aik ya do buses thin. Mardan mein 2018 mein hi gulabi buses chal chuki thin, aur Gilgit-Baltistan ne 2022 mein khawateen ke liye muft service shuru ki.

In tareeqon ka farq sabaq-aamoz hai. Alag buses wahan sab se zyada madad deti hain jahan woh baqaida aur qabil-e-aitmad hon. Kisi route par aik ya do buses, jo jab aayein tab aayein, service nahin mehz alamati qadam hain. Jis khatoon ko nau baje daftar pohanchna ho woh apna din us bus ke mutabiq nahin bana sakti jo subah do baar aati ho. Isi liye Peshawar ke har bus ko mehfooz banane ke tareeqe ne khawateen musafiron ki tadaad barhane mein itna kuch kiya jitna mutthi bhar gulabi buses kahin aur nahin kar sakin.

“Kisi route par aik ya do buses, jo jab aayein tab aayein, service nahin mehz alamati qadam hain.”

Har bus ko kya chahiye

CDA ko apni gulabi buses zaroor chalani chahiyein, magar aik aise mansoobe ke nisf ke tor par jis ka doosra nisf poore bede par muheet ho. Aalmi Bank ki madad se zer-e-tameer Karachi ki Yellow Line BRT aik mufeed namoona pesh karti hai. Is ke stations khawateen aur khwaja-saraon se mushawarat ke baad design kiye gaye, jin mein achhi roshni, alarm buttons, buses aur stations par CCTV, numayan shikayati desks, maqami zubanon mein helpline numbers aur munasib jagahon par bait-ul-khala shamil hain. Apne ke tehat mansoobe ka hadaf hai ke kam az kam 30 feesad bus drivers khawateen hon. Sindh ne 2023 mein aik pilot mansoobe ke tehat khawateen ko bus driving ki tarbiyat dena shuru ki.

Islamabad nayi buses ka intezar kiye baghair apne poore electric bede mein yahi mayar apna sakta hai. Har bus mein khawateen ke liye makhsoos hissa, wazeh nishan ke saath aur haqeeqi tor par nafiz. Khawateen drivers aur conductors, jinhein ittifaq se nahin balke iradatan bharti kiya aur tarbiyat di jaye. Aise cameras jo kaam karein aur jin ki nigrani ho, aur aisa panic button jis par haqeeqi radd-e-amal aaye. Aik helpline jis ka number har bus aur stop par likha ho, aur shikayaat darj, jawab di aur shumar ki jayein. Aise stops jo roshan hon, saya-daar hon aur sarak se nazar aayein.

Safar bus ke darwaze par khatam nahin hota. Peshawar mein musafiron aur mohaqqiqeen ne ghar aur stop ke darmiyan paidal faasle ko aik bisoorat-e-deegar mehfooz safar ki kamzor kari qarar diya hai. Naqis street lights, weeran footpaths aur awami bait-ul-khala ki adam maujoodgi is ko bazat-e-khud aik rukawat bana deti hain. Darul-hukoomat mein street lights, footpaths aur zameen ka istemal CDA ke ikhtiyar mein hai. Woh mulk ki kisi bhi transport authority se behtar position mein hai ke sirf sawari nahin balke poora safar theek kare.

Kiraye bhi aham hain. Wazarat-e-taleem ki gulabi buses muft hain aur CDA ki electric buses sasti hain. Nayi service ka kiraya un kam aamdan khawateen ki pohanch se bahar nahin hona chahiye jinhein is ki sab se zyada zaroorat hai. Talibaat ke liye muft safar awami paise ka durust istemal hoga.

Jo ho use ginein

Authority ko jo kuch seekhe woh shaya bhi karna chahiye. Kitni khawateen safar karti hain, kin routes par aur kin auqat mein. Harasani ki kitni shikayaat aati hain, un ka jawab kitni jaldi diya jata hai aur mujrimon ke saath kya hota hai. Gulabi buses aane ke baad aam electric buses mein khawateen musafiron ka hissa barhta hai ya ghatta hai. In aadaad-o-shumar ke baghair kisi ko maloom nahin hoga ke scheme kaam kar rahi hai ya nahin, aur ise apnane wala agla shehar is ki kamyabiyon ke saath is ki ghaltiyan bhi dohrayega.

Alag buses ilahdgi ko pukhta karti hain

Aisa ho sakta hai, agar yahi wahid mehfooz raasta ban jayein. Isi liye inhein aik zyada mehfooz mushtarka bede ke saath aana chahiye, us ki jagah nahin. Jis khatoon ko aaj rush ke waqt nishist nahin milti, us ke liye gulabi bus muashre ke baare mein koi bayan nahin. Yeh kaam par pohanchne ka zariya hai.

Yeh paisa zyada aam buses par kharch karna behtar hoga

160 se zaid buses ke bede mein 30 buses chhota sa hissa hain, aur Peshawar ke shawahid batate hain ke jab khawateen khud ko mehfooz mehsoos karein to woh har qism ki buses zyada istemal karti hain. Shehar ke phailne ke saath dono tarah ki mazeed buses ki zaroorat hogi.

Harasani saqafat ka masla hai, transport ka nahin

Saqafat aahista badalti hai, magar jab cameras, amla aur nataij maujood hon to rawaiya jald badal jata hai. Peshawar ne 2020 se 2022 ke darmiyan apni saqafat nahin badli. Us ne apni buses badlin, aur khawateen aa gayin.

Achha aaghaz, agar yeh sirf aaghaz ho

CDA is baat par daad ki mustahiq hai ke us ne dekha ke khawateen ko us ki buses se bahar dhakela ja raha hai aur aik aur mutalia karane ke bajaye qadam uthane ka faisla kiya. Gulabi buses waqt par, achhi tadaad mein aur khawateen drivers ke saath aani chahiyein. Magar kamyabi ka paimana yeh nahin hoga ke aik saal baad Islamabad mein kitni gulabi buses chal rahi hain. Paimana yeh hoga ke kya aik naujawan khatoon darul-hukoomat mein kisi bhi waqt kisi bhi bus mein sawar ho kar yeh tawaqqo rakh sakti hai ke woh ghoore jane, chhoe jane ya peecha kiye jane ke baghair manzil tak pohanchegi. Gulabi bus use us din tak le ja sakti hai. Ise us din ka mutabadil banne nahin diya ja sakta.

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