The Punjab Masstransit Authority (PMA; ) is a

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authority Authority is commonly understood as the legitimate power of a person or group of other people. In a civil state, ''authority'' may be practiced by legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government,''The New Fontana Dictionary of M ...

of the

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

province in

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. PMA operates in the province's urban centers namely

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Multan Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...

and the twin cities of

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and

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...

. Punjab Masstransit Authority is a statutory body established by the Government of the Punjab which plans, constructs, maintains and operates the mass transit systems in the major cities of

. Set up in 2012, the authority is tasked with providing safe, efficient and comfortable urban transportation systems in the province. It is headquartered from the 5th floor of the

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Systems

The PMA operates the following systems: * Orange Line Metro Train System Lahore * Lahore Metrobus System *Lahore Feeder Routes *

Multan Metrobus The Multan Metrobus is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Construction work on the line began in May 2015, while operations commenced on 24 January 2017. It was the third BRT project in Pakistan, after the Lahore Metro ...

* Multan Feeder Routes * Pakistan Metrobus System (Rawalpindi-Islamabad)

Members

The Authority consists of following members:

Chairperson

* Chief Minister of Punjab

Members

*Minister for Transport of the Government *Four members of

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme legislative body of Punjab, a province of Pakistan. It convenes at the Assembly Building in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature o ...

including at least one female member of the Assembly and two members of National Assembly of Pakistan nominated by the Government *Three persons including at least one woman from the private sector nominated by the Government *Chairman, Lahore Transport Company *Chairman Planning and Development Board of the Government *Secretary to the Government, Finance Department *Secretary to the Government, Transport Department *Managing Director of the Authority *Secretary of the Authority

References

{{reflist Transport in Punjab, Pakistan Government agencies of Punjab, Pakistan 2012 establishments in Pakistan

Systems

Members

Chairperson

Members

See also

References