Section
Development
Roads, power, water, telecom and the projects, CPEC among them, that decide whether a place stays connected.
Karachi courts order park and Scheme 33 land cleared of encroachments
The Sindh High Court wants a park cleared and a report by 20 January, while a Malir civil court has given seven days to vacate eight acres in Scheme 33.
Diamer-Bhasha, Dasu costs rise by Rs1.9 trillion, NA told
The Ministry of Water Resources blames exchange-rate changes and says a revised PC-I has been submitted, while cement, diesel and steel prices have jumped.
Pakistan Railways rolls out new 20-coach Karakoram Express rake
The Lahore-Karachi service, to be run by a private operator, offers four classes and leaves both cities daily at 3:00pm.
PM orders faster work on Gilgit-Baltistan projects before 1 November visit
Shehbaz Sharif reviewed hydropower, infrastructure and a 100 megawatt solar scheme, and told ministries to release funds and clear hurdles on priority.
CDA demolishes Khanna police station in Islamabad anti-encroachment drive
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi promised a wider crackdown on encroachments as the capital's civic body tore down the police station, Hum News English reported.
Lahore AI traffic signal rollout stalls on Rs580m funding gap
TEPA says only Rs10 million has been released this fiscal year for a project approved at more than Rs590 million, with about 30 percent of the work done.
Karachi residents, JI to challenge Nehr-i-Khayyam project in court
Critics, including officials inside the environmental watchdog, call the review an eyewash with construction reported about 80 per cent complete.
Naqvi reviews Kashmir Chowk underpass as work reaches 78 percent
The interior minister directed officials to finish remaining work within the 30-day schedule and plant 6,000 trees around the project.
Sahiwal books 294 farmers for water theft in five months
The Lower Bari Doab Canal executive engineer says the provincial government ordered strict action, while Bahawalpur's deputy commissioner has separately ordered joint field operations against canal water theft.
Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister opens law department website
The site is meant to put the region's legislation online, but the report gave no web address, cost or launch date.
Pakistan begins issuing chip-based e-passport, immigration directorate says
The new booklet carries NFC technology, laser engraving and ICAO-standard encryption, and is meant to speed verification at automated e-gates.
Balochistan High Court Summons Officials Over Quetta Water Shortage
The order follows complaints that drinking water is not reaching parts of the provincial capital, but the names of those summoned were not disclosed.
Hyderabad road carries electricity poles down its middle
The mayor's office says 162 poles are being relocated and 10 of 27 feeders shifted, asking drivers to stay off the road until it opens in late November.
PM approves Lahore and Karachi airport expansion under master plans
Islamabad meeting reviewed a foreign firm's survey of passenger facilities and ordered third-party validation of construction quality.
PM orders emergency steps to make train travel safe
Shehbaz Sharif assured the railways ministry of full government backing for reforms, but neither report named a deadline or specific measures.
IHC keeps stay on D-12 graveyard demolition, warns of contempt
Justice Muhammad Azam Khan gave the CDA and other respondents more time to reply after they failed to file responses in the Mouza Seri Saral case.
Minister Wattoo and Wapda chief tour Diamer-Basha and Dasu sites
Business Recorder's report carried no revised timeline, cost statement or progress figures from the visit to the two hydropower projects.
CDA clears 36.5 acres of encroached land in Islamabad's I-15
The cleared land opens the way for 500 plots in the sector, according to reports by APP and the Islamabad Post.
Water minister inaugurates Barseen bridge, reviews Diamer Basha and Dasu
UrduPoint says the inauguration took place during a review of the two Indus projects, but the report gives no details of the bridge's location, length or cost.
Six million Afghans return home amid Pakistan, Iran deportation drives
A labourer supporting seven relatives in Sheberghan says work has grown scarcer since the returnees arrived, as demand for jobs and housing rises.
Court restrains CDA from altering D-12 graveyard
The Islamabad High Court has sought a written reply from the civic agency to a petition seeking protection and demarcation of the Elahi Mosque burial ground.
Karachi mayor opens upgraded Gadap water pumping station
The Saulah Muhammad station serves housing societies along Memon Goth Road, while a new 10 MGD pipeline is announced for Lyari.
NADRA expands overseas services as QR-code NICOP rollout stays phased
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told the National Assembly he had no figure for overseas Pakistanis hit by travel restrictions linked to invalid NICOPs.
Punjab begins Phase 2 e-bike distribution for students on November 5
More than 125,000 bikes will go to students across all 36 districts under a three-year interest-free plan with a Rs90,000 subsidy on each.
UN food agency calls Sindh water management complicated, urges resource audit
The FAO report asks Sindh to account for rainfall, groundwater, canal diversions, lakes and reservoirs, and says the province's Crop Reporting Service needs improvement.
Centre plans $18bn water infrastructure push over next decade
Two outlets report the federal investment plan, but neither carried a project list, a financing breakdown or the name of any official behind the figure.
Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan agree to cooperate on health, revenue and housing
Two national dailies report the understanding but disclose no terms, no signatories and no timeline for the cooperation.
Punjab tests satellite-guided irrigation across 13.3 million kanals
The ADB-backed module advises canal managers on water releases using satellite crop-deficit estimates, and its third phase closed at a LUMS workshop.
Pakistan becomes founding member of Shanghai-based AI cooperation body
UrduPoint reports the new organisation will be headquartered in Shanghai and hold its first meeting in December, but no Pakistani ministry has commented.
One worker killed, six injured as Multan plaza roof collapses
Rescue 1122 says eight labourers were trapped under the rubble; seven were recovered and the search for the eighth continued.