PESHAWAR: In view of the POL price cut and the subsequent 8 percent reduction in fares by the Provincial Transport Authority (PTA), the transport are not ready to decease fares for vehicles run on compressed natural gas (CNG).
The representative bodies of transports including the Public Transport Owners Association (PTOA) have refused to slash only fares of vehicles which run on petrol and diesel. However, they have refused to reduce fares for CNG-run vehicles until the government announces a decrease in CNG prices.
According to reports, the transporters are not willing to compromise on this as nearly all public transport in the city runs on CNG.
It is to be noted that after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced reduction in the price of petroleum products in November 2014, the Provincial Transport Authority (PTA) had reduced transport fares by 8% on all inter-divisional routes to provide relief to people.
The public transporters have been instructed to reduce fares.
According to the new price list, the transport fare from Peshawar to Swat has been reduced to Rs174 from Rs187. The fare for travelling from the city to Abbotabad has been decreased from Rs210 to Rs195. Moreover, passengers travelling from Peshawar to Mansehra will have to pay Rs219 rather than the previous fare of Rs237.
However, passengers are likely to be inconvenienced as transport fares for CNG-run vehicle are expected to stay the same.
