Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and directed authorities to speed up work and ensure timely completion of all nationally significant development projects.
- The instructions followed a detailed briefing on the Public Sector Development Programme where Iqbal updated the prime minister on the implementation status of ongoing projects and future priorities.
- Shehbaz stressed that projects must meet stipulated timeframes and high quality standards so the public benefits from services and infrastructure as soon as possible.
- All federal ministries, departments and implementing agencies were told to strengthen coordination and accelerate implementation, but no new project deadlines or specific execution measures were announced.
- The PSDP is the government’s main capital-investment plan for roads, energy, water and social projects, and faster delivery could raise short-term employment and speed access to services if coordination and oversight improve.