While work on 13 stations from Dera Gujran to Anarkali has been completed, the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train will become operational from Dera Gujran to Anarkali from October 28.

This was revealed in a briefing chaired by the Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar regarding Orange Line Metro Train Project, its maiden run on test trial basis by electricity.

The Punjab CM was further briefed that work on 11 stations will be completed by early November and after completion of work on these stations, test trial for running of train by electricity on the complete track will be conducted. The Punjab chief minister will be the chief guest during launching ceremony of Orange Line Train on test trial.

Usman Buzdar directed to make operational said project for the benefit of people as soon as possible. He announced that fare of train will be fixed up to purchasing power of common man. Hopefully, the people will be able to travel on train in the month of January, he said.

Provincial Minister Transport Jehanzeb Khan Khitchi, Principal Secretary to CM, officials of Punjab Mass Transit Authority, DG LDA and concerned officers participated in the meeting.

Later, talking to Senator Aurangzeb Khan here on Wednesday, the chief minister said: "Pakistan is going through a critical phase and it is time to promote national unity. Keeping in view, the prevailing Kashmir situation, the politics of agitation is not suitable in anyway."

The CM maintained that politics of chaos is not in the interest of the country as anti-state elements could try to take benefit in the garb of agitation. "No one will be allowed to play with the life and property of the people; law will take its due course in case of any dereliction of law," he said.

Senator Aurangzeb Khan commended the CM Usman Buzdar for introducing holistic reforms and taking steps for the betterment of the common man.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019