India, Oct. 24 -- Karachi [Pakistan], October 24 (ANI) Pakistan needs to overhaul its transport policy by prioritising affordable public bus services over private vehicles, as limited accessibility, rising commuting costs and inadequate infrastructure continue to hamper urban mobility, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, the BusCaro and Pakistan & Counting Mobility Index revealed that public transport accounts for less than 0.5% of the index's vehicle-based weighting. Meanwhile, privately owned motorcycles, cars and rickshaws constitute 98.7%, highlighting the dominance of private vehicles in the country's transport landscape.

The index found that the average cost of travelling one kilometre across eigh...