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Pakistan Advances Green Transport, Deepens Bahrain Ties as PTI Access Row Intensifies

New laws alongside high‑profile probes signal a harder line on governance.

Overview

  • Punjab unveiled a package of sustainable mobility projects, including an electric‑bus rollout, Lahore’s first tram plan and work on a LahoreIslamabad bullet‑train framework.
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded a two‑day visit to Bahrain with pledges to broaden defence and economic cooperation, with a goal to lift bilateral trade toward $1 billion and progress on a PakistanGCC FTA.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi ended a sit‑in outside Adiala jail and filed an Islamabad High Court petition seeking a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan, vowing to sustain pressure.
  • The Senate passed bills on domestic violence and transgender rights as ministers outlined EV goals, including a target of 3,000 charging stations by 2030 and 240 new stations this fiscal year.
  • Authorities reported active enforcement: LESCO said it exposed a Rs90 million power‑theft scheme and made an arrest, Lahore police detained two women over Metrobus snatchings, Rawalpindi police formed teams on a TikToker assault case, and Punjab approved tougher traffic penalties with FIRs, point deductions and possible licence suspensions.