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Punjab Ratifies TLP Ban, Extends CTD Mandate, Approves Sweeping Development Package

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif used the cabinet session to couple enforcement of the federal proscription with a provincewide governance agenda.

Overview

  • Administrative control of mosques and seminaries formerly run by TLP was assigned to a group of moderate clerics.
  • The Counter-Terrorism Department’s jurisdiction was expanded to previously excluded areas in Tehsil Koh-e-Sulaiman and District Rajanpur.
  • The cabinet cleared MoUs for a LahoreRawalpindi high-speed rail link, agricultural cooperation with Egypt, and the establishment of Air Punjab Private Limited.
  • Education, agriculture, and property measures advanced, including School Teachers Intern recruitment, subsidies under the High-Tech Farm Mechanization Finance Programme, the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance 2025, and sugarcane crushing from November 15.
  • Infrastructure, finance, and staffing steps moved forward, including Lahore Museum restoration, a museum and memorial at National Bank Park, electric bus depots with a fare hike rejected, creation of the Gujranwala Mass Transit Authority, retailer QR codes under the cashless strategy, and judicial and executive appointments in key provincial bodies.