Overview
- Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir should receive National Finance Commission funds and vowed to take up the issue with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- The Central Development Working Party approved projects worth Rs10.55 billion and recommended four schemes totaling about Rs256 billion for ECNEC consideration.
- The Karachi Yellow Line’s revised cost was cleared at Rs178.59 billion, reflecting a roughly 190% increase from the 2019 estimate of Rs61.43 billion.
- Following negotiations with the Punjab government, transporters announced an immediate end to their strike and agreed to a joint committee that meets Saturday.
- During his Turkmenistan visit, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Russian President Vladimir Putin in a notably warm exchange and also held talks with leaders from Türkiye and Iran.