Overview

• Sixteen e-buses began initial operations on four Sahiwal routes with a Rs20 fare for paying passengers, and free travel for women, students, senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
• Officials said 30 buses are allocated for Sahiwal and 62 for the division, with the chief minister riding an e-bus at the launch to mark the start of service.
• Buses feature Wi‑Fi, mobile charging ports, CCTV cameras, ramps and a separate women’s compartment, supported by a dedicated charging station in Sahiwal.
• Maryam Nawaz visited Bahawalnagar relief camps, sharing meals with displaced families and announcing compensation of Rs1,000,000 for destroyed concrete houses, Rs500,000 for damaged mud houses, Rs500,000 for large livestock, Rs50,000 for small livestock and Rs20,000 per acre for crop losses.
• The government reported thousands of affected localities with about 2.5 million people evacuated, and said livestock compensation cheques would start going out within days.