Overview
- Construction has resumed after nearly two months of suspension following the Sindh chief minister’s intervention.
- Officials offered no firm completion date for the 27‑kilometre corridor, with the late‑2026 target still in doubt.
- ADB Country Director Emma Fan reviewed progress with provincial leaders and said loan extensions or additional funds may be considered based on compliance and improved delivery.
- The bank pressed for stronger institutional capacity at TransKarachi and timely safeguard and community grievance responses.
- Reviews also covered Karachi’s TP‑4 sewage project and a Coastal Development plan nearing approval, with six more Sindh projects worth about $75 million moving through the pipeline.