Maryam Nawaz Unveils ‘South Asia’s First Trackless Tram’ In Pakistan, Internet Says ‘So It’s A Bus?’

<p>Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has rolled out what she&rsquo;s calling South Asia&rsquo;s first trackless tram, a sleek, solar-powered vehicle that promises to redefine public transport in Lahore. Dubbed a &ldquo;subway on wheels,&rdquo; the modern tram operates entirely on roads, needs no tracks, and even does away with tickets. Officials say it&rsquo;s a key milestone in Punjab&rsquo;s urban transport modernization drive, which aims to introduce similar systems in 30 cities across the province, according to Gulf News.</p>
<p>Last week, Maryam Nawaz personally took the vehicle for a trial run from Raiwind Road to Muslim Town, navigating through regular city traffic. Accompanied by Punjab Transport Minister Bilal Akbar, she inspected the tram&rsquo;s technical performance and stressed its importance for the province&rsquo;s urban development plans.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Ladies and gentlemen, South Asia&rsquo;s first ever trackless tram soon starting its service in Lahore Punjab under Maryam Nawaz,&rdquo; she posted on X (formerly Twitter).</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Ladies and gentlemen,<br />South Asia&rsquo;s first ever Track-less tram soon starting its service in Lahore<br />Punjab under Maryam Nawaz 📈📈📈 <a href=”https://t.co/w82grwLzT5″>pic.twitter.com/w82grwLzT5</a></p>
&mdash; Maryam Nawaz HQ (@MaryamNawazHQ) <a href=”https://twitter.com/MaryamNawazHQ/status/1953471481695940876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>August 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>While government officials hailed the launch as a transportation breakthrough, public opinion online was far less enthusiastic. Many social media users argued the so-called tram was simply a bus in new packaging, questioning whether the hype matched the reality.</p>
<h2>User Mocked The Trackless Tram</h2>
<p>Some users mocked the concept, pointing out that similar vehicles already exist. &ldquo;I love how countries just reinvent buses and give them hi-tech sounding names like &lsquo;autonomous rail-less transportation hypercarriage&rsquo; and shill accounts just eat it up,&rdquo; one person wrote. Another bluntly asked, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a bus. What does a trackless tram even mean?&rdquo;</p>
<p>Another one said, &ldquo;Congratulations, you figured out an age old invention&hellip; the bus. Maybe actually do something good for your people instead of acting like you&rsquo;re doing something.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Even the community notes of this post come up saying &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a bus.&rdquo;</p>
<p>A third comment read, &ldquo;You know, for a hundred years now we&rsquo;ve called that a bus. Maybe read more dictionaries.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Fact-checkers even stepped in, adding a community note linking to Wikipedia&rsquo;s description of a &ldquo;trackless tram&rdquo; &mdash; essentially an articulated bus. These buses feature a flexible joint in the middle, allowing them to bend, carry more passengers, and navigate tight urban turns more easily. Another one wrote, &ldquo;I would like to see this on normal day after 6 month. i bet it would be in ICU.&rdquo;</p>
<p>In short, while the government is branding the vehicle as an innovative leap forward, critics insist it&rsquo;s simply a high-tech bus with a tram-inspired look.</p>