Work on the Rawalpindi Ring Road has reached 85pc completion, while the Rs4.8 billion PC-1 for the Thallian interchange has been approved. The road is expected to open by mid-June without the Thallian interchange, which will be completed later. ISLAMABAD: Work on the Rawalpindi Ring Road has reached around 85 per cent completion, while the […]

Peshawar’s Provincial Development Working Party has approved 21 schemes worth over Rs34 billion in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The package includes road upgrades in Peshawar, dialysis services in merged districts and projects in Dera Ismail Khan and other areas. PESHAWAR: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has cleared 21 development schemes in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with a combined cost of […]

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said illegal constructions and land-grabbing would be fully removed from Islamabad. A meeting also reviewed police stations, sewage treatment plants, Parliament Lodges work and a new Convention Centre. ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Wednesday that illegal constructions and land-grabbing in the federal capital would be removed entirely, according to […]

The Sindh High Court has ordered authorities to implement earlier directives on Karachi’s notified development plan and said KSDP 2020 will remain in force until a new plan is legally notified. In separate proceedings, the court also ordered inspection of a government school in Thatta, while an anti KARACHI: The Sindh High Court’s constitutional bench […]

A six-month delay in appointing contractors in MEPCO Division Mailsi has left damaged poles and low-hanging wires posing safety risks in several areas. Officials say tenders will be issued soon, while residents say complaints have brought no concrete action. MAILSI: A prolonged delay in issuing tenders for contractors in the Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) Division […]

The Sindh government has cancelled the construction contract for the long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project in Karachi and will re-award it on an “emergency basis”, Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon confirmed on Wednesday. The government cancelled the contract for the Mosamiyat–Numaish section of the project. The stalled construction on the Red Line resumed in […]

Port infrastructure upgrades at Karachi have entered the execution phase, according to KGTL and KGTML CEO Khurram Aziz Khan. He said completed dredging and ongoing turning basin work will allow larger vessels and improve cargo handling capacity. KARACHI: Major infrastructure improvements at the port have entered the implementation stage, with the work aimed at improving operational […]

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi said here on Sunday that robust infrastructure served as the foundation of sustainable economic growth. Chairing a meeting of communication and works department at Chief Minister’s House, he said that government was committed to constructing modern and high quality transport infrastructure to provide improved travel facilities to people, according […]

KARACHI  –  Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab inaugurated a newly constructed road developed by English Biscuit Manufacturers (EBM), built using recycled industrial plastic waste, demonstrating how industrial waste can be transformed into repurposed infrastructure, addressing urban challenges while promoting environmental responsibility. Located near EBM’s Karachi manufacturing facility, the road improves connectivity and eases movement in the […]

Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah criticised the federal government for neglecting road projects in Sindh, highlighting the incomplete Jamshoro-Sehwan road and motorway sections. He also expressed concern over regional security. DADU: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has expressed serious concern over the deteriorating state of federally managed road infrastructure in the province, criticising the […]