KARACHI: The Sindh government and the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives on Wednesday set June 2027 as the deadline for completion of five major federal highway projects in Sindh worth Rs140.91 billion.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by the chief minister to review progress on the Sindh Coastal Highway, Mehran Highway, Rohri-Guddu Road, Tando Allahyar-Tando Adam dual carriageway, and Sanghar-Rohri Road, being executed under the federal Public Sector Development Programme in collaboration with the provincial government.
The NA team was led by NA Standing Committee Chairman MNA Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani. Committee members Naz Baloch, Farhan Chishti, Syed Samiul Hassan Gilani, Akhtar Bibi, Zulfiqar Bachani and Shabbir Bajarani also attended the meeting.
Provincial Planning & Development Minister Jam Khan Shoro, Works & Services Minister Haji Ali Hassan Zardari, works secretary Niaz Soomro and other senior officials were also present in the meeting. The participants stressed the need for timely release of federal funds to meet the target.
CM Murad, members of NA Standing Committee on P&D review progress on Rs140.91bn schemes
