Editing Peshawar (section)

=== Constraints ===
Peshawar's economy has been negatively impacted by political instability since 1979 resulting from the [[War in Afghanistan]] and subsequent strain on Peshawar's infrastructure from the influx of refugees.<ref name="tribune.com.pk" /> The poor security environment resulting from Islamist violence also impacted the city's economy. With the launch of [[Operation Zarb-e-Azb]] in 2014, the country's security environment has drastically improved.<ref>{{cite news |title=Violence-related fatalities in Balochistan, Punjab increased in 2016 |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1306301 |access-date=9 February 2017 |work=Dawn |date=4 January 2017 |archive-date=11 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080215/http://www.dawn.com/news/1306301 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The metropolitan economy suffers from poor infrastructure. The city's economy has also been adversely impacted by shortages of electricity and natural gas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan's Peshawar hopes for economic boost |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2015/01/pakistan-peshawar-hopes-economic-boost-2015146622659471.html |access-date=7 April 2017 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=4 January 2015 |archive-date=7 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407233251/http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2015/01/pakistan-peshawar-hopes-economic-boost-2015146622659471.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The $54 billion [[China Pakistan Economic Corridor]] will generate over 10,000 MW by 2018<ref name="Daily Time">{{cite news |title=Parliamentary body on CPEC expresses concern over coal import |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/19-Nov-2015/parliamentary-body-on-cpec-expresses-concern-over-coal-import |access-date=11 December 2015 |work=Daily Times |date=19 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105640/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/19-Nov-2015/parliamentary-body-on-cpec-expresses-concern-over-coal-import |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> – greater than the current electricity deficit of approximately 4,500 MW.<ref name="Dunya News">{{cite news |title=Electricity shortfall increases to 4,500 MW |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/286627-Electricity-shortfall-increases-to-4500-MW |access-date=11 December 2015 |publisher=Dunya News |date=29 June 2015 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718200828/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/286627-Electricity-shortfall-increases-to-4500-MW |url-status=live }}</ref> Peshawar will also be linked to ports in Karachi by uninterrupted motorway access, while passenger and freight railway tracks will be upgraded between Peshawar and Karachi.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Poor transportation is estimated to cause a loss of 4–6% of the Pakistani [[GDP]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Transport policy: need of the day |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1314522 |access-date=7 April 2017 |work=Dawn |date=13 February 2017 |quote="Inefficiencies in the performance of the transport sector costs Pakistan's economy 4-6pc of GDP", said Werner E. Liepach, ADB Country Director. |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920002534/https://www.dawn.com/news/1314522 |url-status=live }}</ref> Peshawar for decades has suffered from chaotic, mismanaged, and inadequate public transportation and the poor public transportation also has been detrimental to the city's economy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peshawar Mass Transit Project Brief |url=http://www.urbanpolicyunit.gkp.pk/MTS%20Project%20Brief.pdf |access-date=7 April 2017 |agency=Urban Policy Unit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801190105/http://www.urbanpolicyunit.gkp.pk/MTS%20Project%20Brief.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Therefore, the government has since a new rapid bus service called [[TransPeshawar|BRT Peshawar]] covering the entire Peshawar. BRT Peshawar is now believed to be one the most advanced BRT of Pakistan<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last2=Shinwari |first1=Manzoor |last1=Ali |first2=Ibrahim |date=14 August 2020 |title=PM inaugurates much-awaited Peshawar BRT project |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1574288 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512171011/https://www.dawn.com/news/1574288 |url-status=live }}</ref>