ISLAMABAD:

In an unprecedented development, the federal government on Thursday approved 27 projects worth over Rs1.5 trillion in just a few hours, without much scrutiny. Most projects were related to Sindh and Balochistan.

Key schemes include the Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway, the reconstruction of a National Highway in Sindh, and upgrades to the dangerous N-25 road in Balochistan. Several Sindh-focused projects were also approved, despite these violating the National Fiscal Pact signed under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, approved 28 projects spanning energy, infrastructure, education, health, environment, and public service across both federal and provincial leve

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