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Prime Transport Ltd., (PTL) was
for quite some time working on a plan of operating Satellite
Controlled Taxi Service in all major cities of Pakistan. In
this connection a meeting was recently held between Mr. Abdul Sami
Khan, Chairman, Mr. M. Dawood Khan, Chief Executive, Prime
Transport Limited and the Directors of LTI Vehicles Ltd., United
Kingdom who are the Largest British owned Vehicle manufacturers. It
was mutually resolved that LTI Vehicles will join Prime Transport as
its join venture partner to set up a Car Assembly Plant in Pakistan,
preferably in close vicinity of Karachi, wherein the famous ‘Black
Cab’ operating as a purpose built Taxi in London will be assembled
from the CKD kits to be supplied by LTI Vehicles, U.K. PTL will also
act as sole distributor for export of these Taxis to Middle East,
other Asian Countries & Africa. PTL intends to operate Satellite
Controlled Taxi Service through out Pakistan to provide safe,
efficient, personalized, reliable and economical transport
service to the commuters at their door steps. With this objective in
mind the proposed taxi will be fitted with instruments of latest
technology such as Satellite Controlled Tracking System, Seat & Door
Sensors, Electronic Meters, Camera, Corporate and Credit Card
Readers. The Taxi Service will be available at the door steps
of the commuters against a telephone call or SMS.
PTL is itself sponsored by
non-resident Pakistanis who have substantial business interests
abroad. By joining hands with LTI Vehicles, U.K., a sizeable
foreign investment will be brought to Pakistan.
The project as envisaged in
likely to create a large number of direct and indirect employment
opportunities, besides contributing towards the Government of
Pakistan’s objective to provide dependable and economical public
transport facilities to the people of Pakistan.
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