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The Sindh government grants Rs1.5 billion to fix Karachi’s roads damaged by rain.

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Overseeing a meeting, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah instructed the Local Government Department to launch an investigation into roads built or restored after 2022 that have subsequently been swept away.

The chief minister declared, “Strict action must be taken against those responsible. It is unacceptable for the quality of work to fall short of standards.”

The Chief Minister gave Ghani the task of starting an investigation into the roads that were built or fixed after 2022 and have subsequently sustained damage. “This demonstrates that the caliber of the work was not upheld, so they need to be held accountable,” he declared.

There are damaged roads covering 909,500 square feet in District South, 795,000 square feet in East, 832,000 square feet in Central, 13,750,000 square feet in West, 5,555,000 square feet in Korangi, 625,000 square feet in Malir, and 395,000 square feet in flyover and bridges.

The city needs to patch 120 roads, flyovers, and underpasses, including 20 in district South, 22 in East, seven in Central, 38 in West, 11 in Korangi, 12 in Malir, and 10 flyovers.

Attending the meeting at the CM House were Ministers of Planning and Development Nasir Shah and LG Saeed Ghani, as well as Mayor Murtaza Wahab of Karachi, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, P&D Chairman Najam Shah, LG Secretary Khalid Hyder Shah, Secretary of the Municipal Corporation of Karachi Afzal Zaidi, and Special Secretary of Finance Asghar Memon.

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Maintaining Fertiliser Price Stability: The Need for a Continuous Gas Supply to the Fertiliser Sector

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To guarantee fertiliser price stability, a cabinet committee meeting was presided over by Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister.

Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

The attendees received an update on the government’s, gas suppliers’, and fertiliser industry’s conversations. Additionally, the gas supply for the fertiliser sector was evaluated and determined to be adequate.

Throughout the Rabi cropping season, the Deputy Prime Minister ordered the fertiliser industry to maintain a continuous gas supply in order to guarantee steady production and stock levels.

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Fifth Straight Cut: PM Applauds SBP’s Policy Rate Reduction

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has praised the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to lower its policy rate by an additional 2 percent, stating that the bank’s current 13 percent rate is encouraging for the nation’s economy.

He expressed optimism in a statement that the policy rate cut would encourage investment and further boost investor confidence in the country’s economy.

The prime minister said that decreasing the inflation rate also lowered the policy rate and that future inflation rate reductions will be even more pronounced.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Federal Finance Minister and other officials for their work in this area.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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