Nawaz Sharif, during a high-level meeting in Karachi on July 10, 2014, announced fundsfunding plans to launch the BRT Green Line to alleviate the severe traffic congestion in the city.<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/11/29/slow-pace-of-work-on-green-line-irks-citizens/ |title=Slow pace of work on Green Line irks citizens |website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk |language=en-GB |access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> The slow pace of work on BRT Green Line has irked citizens as the diggingconstruction work on main arteriesroads has resulted in traffic congestion of traffic,<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk" /> for which the former prime minister blamed on the Sindh government.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://92newshd.tv/nawaz-declares-sindh-govt-responsible-delay-green-line-project/#.WnefZ5M-cUs |title=Nawaz declares Sindh govt responsible for delay in Green Line project – 92 News HD Plus |last=news92hd |date=2018-02-02 |work=92 News HD Plus |access-date=2018-02-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, the name of the project was changed from Karachi Bus and Mass Rapid Transit system to Karachi Breeze.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-29 |title=SMTA officially changes name of KBMRT system to Karachi Breeze |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/316289/smta-officially-changes-name-of-kbmrt-system-to-karachi-breeze/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
