Controversial Orange Line Metro Train Completed First Trial Run And People Had A Lot To Say About It – See Reactions, Details Here
After a long wait, finally, the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT), country’s first ever metro line, had its first trial yesterday in Lahore. The train, as part of its trial run, ran near Depot. According to authorities, about 12 km long segment of track from Dera Gujran and Lakshmi Chowk will be completed in the current week. As per advisor to Chief Minister Khawaja Ahmad, four more train sets have reached Lahore to complete the project.
Back in December, Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed decision of Lahore High court that halted work on selected sites of the project. The Apex court permitted going ahead with the project with the same speed but the bench also set 31 conditions to ensure transparency and smooth functioning. The conditions included having strict checks of construction, and the dedicated trial period before the formal operations begin.
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Shehbaz Sharif took to Twitter and announced the successful trial run of Orange Line Metro Train in Lahore. As expected, the announcement met mixed public reactions and people had a lot to say about it.
Successful trail run of orange line metro train today in Lahore… Allah be praised! pic.twitter.com/nOGAdkRbAU
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) February 26, 2018
While some appreciated the effort, a large audience considered it as a wastage of taxpayer money that can easily be spent on more useful sectors like education and health. Here are some of the comments from the general public:
یہ کرپشن کے ماں کو اپنے پاس رکھیں حرام خور
— Wafa (@Wafa64600721) February 26, 2018
Kitni ki corruption ki ??
— Alisha (@AlishaaNaz) February 26, 2018
Total wastage of tax payer money only the transportation system isn't a way of successful development model in Lahore CardioInstitute giving date more than 6mnt ago for Cardiac patient and many ppl died Seasonal-Seasonal-influenza in recent past nothing u achieved in HealthSector
— Azher Khan (@azherkhan20) February 26, 2018
Only the city that hasn't a pure drinking water for its ppl has MetroTrain a new world record….if there is any other city in the world so plz tell me….
— Azher Khan (@azherkhan20) February 26, 2018
نہ شہباز تیری پرواز سےجلتا ہے منافق سلامت رہیں سر خادم اعلی سب سے اعلی ?
— نوید عارف بٹ (@naveed83butt) February 26, 2018
واہ مان گئے آپکو شہباز صاحب جنوبی پنجاب کا پورا بجٹ اپنے صرف ایک لاہور پر لگا دیا
کیوں اس بجٹ میں جنوبی پنجاب کا خصہ نہیں تھا یا جنوبی پنجاب کے لوگ کو آپ پنجاب کا خصہ نہیں سمجھتے ؟— Urwa (@urwaEman) February 26, 2018
trail or trial? 🙂 Congrats either way…
— Ordinary Pakistani (@PakHacktivist) February 26, 2018
Ab train Ki ticket b free kro ,Q k berozgar log kyA train my Mango leny jye gy?
— Laban Shinda (@shinda_laban) February 26, 2018
Lagdi Lahore di aa Jis hisaab naal chaldi aa… O Lagdi Shahbaz di aa ???
— Sultan Majoka (@sultan_majoka) February 26, 2018
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