Overview
- Mayor Murtaza Wahab said he will not resign unless the Prime Minister leaves office, linking his tenure to national leadership questions raised locally.
- He announced upgrades across 26 roads with a total outlay of Rs5.5 billion and work on four corridors including University Road, Rashid Minhas Road, Sir Shah Sulaiman Road, and the Shahrah-e-Faisal–Natha Khan route.
- Wahab set a five-day deadline for contractor XCN to remedy severe sewerage failures and said negligent officers have faced action.
- He outlined timelines for key works, saying the Katal Colony EPZ bridge is due by February, the Murghi Khana bridge should open by March, the Korangi Causeway bridge is open, and a city DNA lab is in development.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi accused the federal government of owing the province more than Rs4.4 trillion and drew scrutiny after an exchange with a student questioning provincial performance.