KASUR: The National Highway Authority, on the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has asked the deputy commissioners of six districts to submit Mauza-wise valuation tables to finalise the PC-I of the Lahore, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur Motorway.

The districts include Lahore, Kasur, Okara, Sahiwal, Pakpattan and Bahawalpur.

The Nespak, according to the instructions mentioned in the NHA letter, will construct 290kms long motorway to connect these districts. The NHA has received instructions from the PM office for expeditious preparations of the PC-I of the project.

Shehbaz is expected to visit Khudian, the home town of his adviser Malik Ahmed Khan, in the last week of the current month to inaugurate the mega project.

Published in Dawn, July 8th, 2023

Opinion

Editorial

Hardening lines
Updated 22 May, 2026

Hardening lines

Iranian suspicions about Pakistan’s close ties with Washington and Gulf states persist, while Pakistan remains uneasy over Tehran’s growing engagement with India.
Unliveable city
22 May, 2026

Unliveable city

IN Karachi, when it comes to water, it is every man and woman for themselves. A persistent shortage in available...
Glof alert
22 May, 2026

Glof alert

FOR many communities in northern Pakistan, the sound of heavy rain now carries a different meaning. It is no longer...
External woes
Updated 21 May, 2026

External woes

Relying indefinitely on remittances to offset structural economic weaknesses is not sustainable.
Political activity
21 May, 2026

Political activity

THE opposition is astir. There is talk of widespread protests this Friday over a list of dissatisfactions with the...
Seizing hope
21 May, 2026

Seizing hope

ISRAEL’S tyranny knows no bounds. After intercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla that set sail last week, disturbing...