October 25, 2026
NHA Told to Rank Road Projects by Viability
Ahad Cheema directed the authority to classify projects by viability and produce a business plan, and said external financing must not cut PSDP allocations.
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October 24, 2026
Mohmand Dam Cost Jumps 115pc to Rs666 Billion
The project approved at Rs310 billion in 2018 has been reassessed at Rs666 billion. Wapda blames the exchange rate for 51 per cent of the increase.
September 7, 2026
A $320m Airport and No Business: Gwadar a Decade Into CPEC
More than a decade after CPEC was announced, Gwadar still has no major business or economic enterprise — despite a $320m international airport that remains inactive and a $168m expressway.
September 4, 2026
Shehbaz Presses ADB for Early Groundbreaking on $10bn ML-1 Railway
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pressed ADB vice president Yingming Yang for early groundbreaking on the $10bn, 1,670km Karachi-Peshawar ML-1 railway, of which $2bn is secured from the ADB for the Karachi-Rohri section.
July 28, 2026
Karachi Faces 75 Million Gallon Water Shortfall After Cable Fault Halts Dhabeji Pumps
A cable fault in the third phase of the Dhabeji pumping station has forced three pumps offline, and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation says the disruption could cut the city's daily supply by 75 million gallons. North Nazimabad, New Karachi, Landhi, Korangi and parts of Scheme 33 are among the areas likely to be affected.
July 15, 2026
Armed Men Destroy 220kV Pylons Near Uch Power Plant in Balochistan; Quetta and Sibi Lose Power
Unknown armed men destroyed two 220kV high-voltage transmission pylons and partially damaged two more near the Uch Power Plant in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, on Monday night, cutting electricity to Quetta, Sibi and several other districts. Explosives were planted on six towers in total; bomb disposal teams defused the remaining two devices. The attack is among the latest in a pattern of militant infrastructure strikes occurring alongside Operation Shaban.
July 10, 2026
World Bank Approves $376 Million to Modernise Pakistan’s Power Transmission Grid; 640MW of Curtailed Wind Energy to Come Online
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved $375.9 million in financing for Pakistan's Grid Stability Enhancement Project — the first phase of a ten-year programme to modernise the national transmission network, cut outages, and unlock 640MW of wind power that is currently curtailed because the grid cannot handle it. The financing covers STATCOM installations at major 500kV substations and grid equipment across 26 sites.
June 28, 2026
K-IV Completion Slips Toward 2029 as Karachi’s Water Shortfall Persists
Senior water officials concede the federal government's December 2026 deadline for Karachi's K-IV mega-project is now unlikely to be met before early 2029, leaving the megacity's bulk-water shortfall unresolved.
The Cabinet calls for the development of digital infrastructure
The proposal is to allow a public sector entity to acquire/build fiber optic infrastructure and sell on. PHOTO: FILE Islamabad: The cabinet members suggested that half of the revenue from the telecom spectrum auction should be deposited in the Universal Service Fund (USF), the entity responsible for developing digital infrastructure in the country. The proposal was made at a recent cabinet meeting, chaired by the prime minister. While discussing the upcoming spectrum auction, cabinet members proposed transferring 50% of the spectrum auction revenue to USF. The cabinet formed a committee, headed by the finance minister, to monitor the spectrum auction
Pakistan and ADB sign $730M deals for power infrastructure, SOE transformation
Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Muhammad Humair Karim and Asian Development Bank Director Emma Fan sign agreements between Pakistan and ADB on December 25, 2025. — PID $330 million deal for second power transmission enhancement project. $400 million in funding to accelerate the state enterprise transformation program. ADB’s Emma Fan praises Pakistan’s reform initiatives. Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday signed financing agreements for two major initiatives totaling $730 million, aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s energy infrastructure and promoting public sector reforms. The agreements cover the Second Electricity Transmission Enhancement Project, with $330 million in funding, and the
