The buses have been fitted with surveillance cameras to ensure passenger security.
A women-only pink bus service was launched in Pakistan's Karachi earlier this week. This is the first women-only bus service in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Here are five points on the pink bus service:
According to The Guardian, these buses run along one of Karachi's busiest routes - from Frere Hall to Clifton Bridge. The buses run at every 20 minutes during rush hour and every hour during non-peak times.
This is the second time that the Pakistan government has attempted to launch public transport that protects women from harassment. In 2012, the federal government had launched a similar service in Lahore, but it shut down after two years when the government pulled funding, The Guardian report further said.
The buses have been fitted with surveillance cameras to ensure passenger security, as per a report in Express Tribune.
The cost of the project is 12 billion Pakistani rupees and has been launched through the Sindh Mass Transit Authority.
These buses have the capacity to seat 24 people, while another 24 can stand in the spacious aisles, the Tribune report said. The bus also has two seats for specially-abled people. The staff members are women and the company plans to hire women drivers for the vehicle.
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