Peshawar BRT wins Gold Standard, Asad Umar congratulates Khattak, CM KP

Planning Minister Asad Umar took to his Twitter account to congratulate Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan, after the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) wins the Gold Standard rating. According to Umar, only 11 cities in the world have such a high rating.

“Well done Peshawar on being given the gold standard rating for its BRT and thus becoming only the 11th city in the world to get the gold standard rating. Congratulations Pervez Khattak and Mahmood khan,” the minister wrote in his tweet.

Umar also retweeted a tweet by Asian Development Bank (ADB) which read, “Pakistan’s Peshawar is now officially 1st in the subcontinent, 3rd in Asia 11th city globally to receive Gold Standard. Dr Walter Hook, a member of the tech committee that evaluates world-class BRTs presented the standard to KP’s minister Kamran Bangash today.”

Well done peshawar on being given the gold standard rating for it's BRT and thus becoming only the 11th city in the world to get the gold standard rating. Congratulations @PervezKhattakPK and mahmood khan https://t.co/K078JVwsAi

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) February 18, 2022