The Punjab administration has approved a major overhaul of Rawalpindi’s transport infrastructure by moving Pirwadhai General Bus Stand and dozens of other transport facilities out of the city and closer to the Rawalpindi Ring Road.
Under the plan, authorities will relocate all public transport terminals, goods transport hubs, and the Islamabad fruit and vegetable market to designated sites along the Ring Road. Officials will also shut down terminals operating inside the city, including those at Faizabad and Chungi No. 26.
The administration will strictly prohibit heavy vehicles from entering Rawalpindi and will seize any truck or bus found violating the ban. The Punjab government will take full control of Pirwadhai General Bus Stand and use it as a central terminal for inter-district, intra-city, and Rawalpindi-Islamabad routes.
Local bus services for Rawalpindi and Islamabad will originate from this terminal, with fares fixed between Rs. 20 and Rs. 50. Authorities will divert transport coming from Peshawar to a terminal near Islamabad Airport, while vehicles arriving from Punjab will access the city only through the Ring Road.
Transport from Azad Kashmir via Murree will halt near Bharakahu, and traffic from other districts will enter through Rawat. The government is completing the Ring Road stretch between Rawat and the new airport and plans further diversions once remaining sections are finished.
After relocation, public transport services will connect passengers to the city from these new terminals.