Pakistani entrepreneurs launch ‘Uber for rickshaws’

Zippy service: Pakistan's Uber-like rickshaw app service is catching on with the public in Lahore.

LAHORE, Pakistan: A group of young Pakistani entrepreneurs have launched an Uber-like rickshaw app service that is quickly growing popular with commuters struggling to find transport in the teeming eastern city of Lahore. 

Taxis and private cars are expensive to rent in the historic city, Pakistan’s second-largest, and public buses and vans are often over-crowded.