The Punjab Masstransit Authority ( ur, , or PMA) is a

public transportation Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

authority In the fields of sociology and political science, authority is the legitimate power of a person or group over other people. In a civil state, ''authority'' is practiced in ways such a judicial branch or an executive branch of government.''T ...

of the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

province in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. PMA operates in the province's urban centers namely

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ...

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the ol ...

and the twin cities of

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

and

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan ...

. 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

Arfa Software Technology Park Arfa Software Technology Park (previously known as Software Technology Park) is a skyscraper building and information technology park in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, built in 2009. It is home to the Information Technology University and PITB. The ...

Ferozepur Road Firozpur, also known as Ferozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India. After the partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the India–Pakistan border with memorials to soldiers who died ...

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 is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pak ...

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