Overview
- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz led extended reviews ordering live monitoring and hard timelines, including completing Lahore Development’s next phase by April and finishing water filtration and bottling plants by June 30.
- Her directives covered road restorations across 4,031 km, an expanded model-villages rollout, a province-wide PHA plan, and immediate release of the next tranche under the ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ housing program.
- The federal cabinet’s captive power levy took effect at 5%—rising to 10%, 15% in February 2026, and 20% by August 2026—with proceeds earmarked for periodic electricity tariff relief and enforcement measures for nonpayment.
- DG ISPR Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said roughly 80% of recent terrorist incidents occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and criticized the political climate there while reaffirming the military’s counterterrorism focus.
- Punjab IG Dr. Usman Anwar ordered upgraded security and logistics at riverine and border check posts within 15 days as authorities also managed dense-fog motorway closures, a Karachi murder probe, a Wagah deportation delay, and an anti-corruption case against two former SHOs.