KARACHI: Formation of a Roads Congress, establishment of a Central Roads Organisa­tion and creation of a Central Roads Fund are the three important decisions adopted by the Pakistan Government to give a fillip to road development throughout the country, it was reliably learnt in Karachi on Monday [Jan 23]. The first Pakistan Roads Congress is understood to be meeting … next month, the Fund is expected to be created shortly and the Central Roads Organisation would start functioning as soon as the Fund has been created. At its first meeting … it … will deal only with the question of its constitution. …

[Meanwhile in Lahore,] the new Pakistani standard coin will not only appear under a new name but with a new face too … . The most important change in the design is expected to be the reversal of the present position of the crescent and star. The new coin will thus have the rising moon with the face towards the left. The present olive branches beneath the crescent will be replaced with two ears of wheat. The design of the tail is also expected to be changed. It may also have an inscription in Bengali. …

Published in Dawn, January 24th, 2025

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