Improving mobility and jobs for women: The case of Karachi Lincoln & Flor Huma Ashar March 05, 2025 This page in: English © 2025 The World Bank Group

Samaria Khan is a Pakistani mother living in Hyderabad. She wakes up at 4:00 am and has a six hour daily commute to Karachi to participate in the First Women Driver Program for Public Transport. Her decision to become a bus driver was augmented in the need to provide for her family. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/endpovertyinsouthasia/improving-mobility-and-jobs-for-women--the-case-of-karachi- © 2025 The World Bank Group