Islamabad: The federal government has announced plans to expedite process of transferring ongoing development projects under the dissolved Public Works Department (PWD) to the provincial governments, as reported on September 11.
The Minister directed provinces to submit the names of ministries responsible for these projects within a week. Ongoing PWD projects in Islamabad will also be handed over to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and relevant ministries. Ahsan Iqbal emphasised that these projects are not being canceled but reassigned to new institutions. He commended Balochistan for completing its transition and urged other provinces to finalise their details within the week..
To speed up the process, projects will be divided by district, with Deputy Commissioners in each area serving as focal points. They will work with PWD and relevant departments to finalize agreements within four to five days.
