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Sindh Cabinet Clears Rs30 Billion Relief and Infrastructure Push

It signals a move to pair cash support with long-delayed fixes to Karachi’s basic services under tighter digital oversight.

Overview

  • Murad Ali Shah’s cabinet, which met Tuesday, approved a package topping Rs30 billion and directed immediate rollout with digital verification of payments.
  • Karachi road repairs received Rs6.5 billion released to the city’s municipal corporation for works across 24 towns, while a finance sub-committee earlier Tuesday approved a separate Rs13 billion roads plan for town corporations.
  • The government extended the People’s Motorbike Fuel Subsidy through May 31 and released Rs2 billion for May payments to more than 548,000 recipients.
  • The cabinet cut the sales tax on motorcycle ride-hailing to 2% from 5% to ease costs for low‑income drivers and reduce canceled trips.
  • Fisherfolk will get a Rs515 million fuel subsidy covering 9,634 registered boats through bank transfers after verification, alongside Rs2 billion to advance the S-III sewage project, a 50‑bed trauma center in Sukkur targeted to open by June 2026, and 500 acres in Malir for a mega cemetery.