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Express Tribune
06-04-2025
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- Express Tribune
Maryam wants Sahulat Bazaars run on solar energy
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to operate the Sahulat Bazaars on solar energy. According to an official statement, she called for early completion of preparations to open 13 new Sahulat Bazaars in the province by August 13. The CM directed the authorities to set up the bazaars in Nowshehra Virkan, Burewala, Kabirwala, Sangla and Jalalpur, besides establishing additional markets in Bahawalpur, Attock and Murree. The chief minister directed the district administrations to allocate land for the convenience markets. She said, "Shifting to solar energy will reduce the electricity cost in the convenience markets by 70 per cent." She highlighted, "Benefit of reduction in electricity cost will be delivered to the people." A pilot project of switching a Sahulat Bazaar in the Township area in Lahore to solar energy has been completed. She directed the relevant authorities to release more than Rs690 million for switching Sahulat Bazaars in the province to solar energy. The chief minister directed the officials concerned to remove obstacles in the establishment of Sahulat Bazaars in Jhelum, Muzaffargarh and Narowal. She called for completing the process of identifying land for the bazaars in Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalnagar, Attock and Murree as soon as possible. She said, "The aim of establishing Sahulat Bazaars is to provide food items to the members of down-trodden segments of society at low prices. Under the vision of Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, inflation is being eliminated."
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Express Tribune
05-04-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
CM Punjab approves 13 new sahulat bazaars across province
Listen to article Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the establishment of 13 new Sahulat Bazaars across the province to provide affordable goods to the public. The new markets, aimed at offering essential food items at reduced prices, will be set up in areas including Nowshera Warkan, Burewala, Kabirwala, Sangla Hill, and Jalalpur. Additional markets will also be established in Bahawalpur, Attock, and Murree. The projects are slated for completion by August, with district administrations instructed to allocate land for the bazaars. These markets will also be powered by solar energy, which is expected to reduce electricity costs by up to 70%, with the savings passed on to the public in the form of lower prices. An approval of over Rs690 million has been granted for the solar energy conversion of the bazaars. The initiative is in line with the vision of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to eliminate inflation and provide low-income and middle-class families with access to affordable food.
