LAHORE: The Punjab government will set up ‘Sahulat-on-the-Go bazaars’ across the province.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz accorded approval to the project while chairing a meeting here on Thursday.

She sought a plan for establishing ‘Sahulat-on-the-Go bazaars’ pilot project at 14 various locations in Lahore. The CM has set a target of four months for the establishment of ‘Sahulat-on-the-Go bazaars’ pilot project.

The government land will be used on the sides of the road for establishing ‘Sahulat-on-the-Go bazaars’ project. Some 816 stalls will be set up in Lahore under the pilot project.

The meeting was informed that ‘Sahulat-on-the-Go bazaars’ will be established on the Multan Road, Hanjarwal, Manga Mandi, Raiwind, G-1 Market, Faisal Town, Moon Market, Bedian Road, E-Millat Road, Gulshan-i-Ravi, Shahdara, Shadman and Singhpura.

In the Sahulat-on-the-Go bazaar, food items and essential edibles will be available at uniform cottage-type shops surrounding the roads.

Special arrangements will be made for a clean environment and security in the ‘Sahulat-on-the-Go bazaars’ project. The meeting agreed to launch the project in every tehsil of Punjab.

Chairman of the Punjab Model Bazaar Management Company Muhammad Afzal Khokhar presented a report to the CM on the model bazaar.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2025

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