Another significant step in the development of Islamabad’s infrastructure has been taken with the opening of the Serena Interchange underpass.

After visiting the underpass and expressing satisfaction with its development, Muhammad Ali Randhawa, Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), pledged that the project will address the area’s persistent traffic problems.

A significant accomplishment, the underpass’s completion will facilitate and enhance traffic flow and connection throughout the capital.

Mohsin Naqvi, the federal minister of interior, had previously stated that the Serena Chowk Interchange project will be completed in three months as opposed to 10. The CDA was tasked by him to complete the project ahead of schedule.

Along with the Serena Interchange underpass, two more underpasses on the Srinagar Highway have also been finished, and one on Suhrawardy Road is currently accessible to traffic.

The CDA is striving to fulfill the project’s deadlines in order to guarantee that two further underpasses near the Islamabad Club will be finished by January 20, 2025.

On November 5, 2024, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif placed the Rs. 8 billion foundation stone for the two major interchanges. The CDA has also chosen to build an underpass on Murree Road in order to facilitate motoring for cars traveling from Murree to Srinagar Highway, thus further easing traffic congestion.

In order to reach the Srinagar Highway, cars from Murree currently have to travel all the way to the Dhokri roundabout, which causes a severe traffic jam at the intersection. It is hoped that the underpass on Murree Road would resolve this problem.

The Ministry of Interior and the Government of Pakistan have announced simplified visa requirements and loosened them for Sikh and Hindu pilgrims traveling to the nation.

The Sikh and Hindu communities, who have conveyed their appreciation for the better access to sacred places in Pakistan, have generally commended this action.

The actions taken by the Ministry of Interior to encourage religious tourism and make pilgrims’ journeys simpler are commendable.

LAHORE: As part of the Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar initiative, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has set the lofty goal of lending money to 40,000 consumers by May so they can construct their homes.

An allocation of Rs 62 billion was approved for the housing plan, and the officials were instructed to start the loan disbursement procedure right away. To further assist qualified households, the chief minister further argued for raising the loan amount from Rs 1.5 million to Rs 2 million.

Since the program’s inception, more than 5,000 residents have received loans, and 4,200 homes are almost finished. The program’s goal is to give impoverished families homes in partnership with the Housing and Urban Development Department and the Ravi Urban Development Authority.

Every citizen has the fundamental right to own a home, and Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif reaffirmed that everyone who is homeless should have a place to live.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, who also works in the housing industry, praised the security forces for their valor in eliminating nine terrorists in North Waziristan.

Praising the security forces for putting their lives in danger to protect the country, she wished them luck in all that they do. Five people were detained by the FIA Cyber Crime Faisalabad teams in connection with the creation and dissemination of phony recordings of the Emirati President and Chief Minister using artificial intelligence (AI).