[The Guardian]Lahore’s metro line opened to fanfare – but what is the real cost of China’s ‘gift’?
In a global pandemic, people across the world have avoided public transport systems where they can. But this week the Pakistani city of Lahore unveiled its “gift from China” – a $1.6bn (£1.23bn) light-rail transit system. The Orange Line metro is designed to carry nearly a quarter of a ...