Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) Punjab ap-proved five developmental schemes of Roads, Urban Development, and Local Government sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 7073.47 million in its 26th meeting of current financial year 2023-24 chaired by P&D Board Chairman Iftikhar Ali Sahoo here on Monday.
The approved schemes are: Construction of ByPass from Royal Hotel (N-5) to Sarwar Chowk via Adda Mai Wali Masjid, Length=13.70 Km, District Sahiwal at the cost of Rs 1667.762 million; Repair/Rehabilitation of road from Sohawa Chakwal Road to Kholl Hameed Incl Link from Mohra Kalayal to Mohra Jariyan, Length 9.50 km, Tehsil Gujar Khan, District Rawalpindi at the cost of Rs 530.763 million; Repair/Rehabilitation of Road from Gujar Khan to Pir Phulal Road Incl Link from Mohra Sheikhan to Village Kontrilla (Length=29.80 km) (km 29.35+3.60 =32.95), Tehsil Gujar Khan at the cost of Rs 1408.423 million; Establishment of Sports Complex at Faisalabad City. (LDA) at the cost of Rs 668.522 million; and Rehabilitation and Development of Qila Kohna Qasim Bagh (QKOB) for the Promotion of Tourism and Preservation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage Multan at the cost of Rs 2801 million.
The meeting was attended by P&D Board Secretary Muzaffar Khan Sial, all the board members, provincial secretaries and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial depart-ments.
In Lahore, following the recent tragic incident in Defence, the police have taken decisive measures to control underage driv-ing. Checkpoints have been set up at 190 locations across the city, enforcing regulations to prohibit individuals under the age of 18 from driving vehicles.
Authorities emphasize that actions have been taken against the parents of underage drivers.
The move comes in response to a distressing traffic accident in Lahore’s Defence Phase 7, where a collision claimed the lives of six individuals from a single family, including two children. According to rescue officials, the victims include 45-year-old Rukhsana, 4-year-old Anabia, 4-month-old Hazeefa, 27-year-old Muhammad Hussain, 30-year-old Sajjad, and 23-year-old Aisha.
