March 8, 2019: The long awaited signal free Islamabad Expressway project may be materialized within this year as the government is likely to release Rs 10.7 billion in the next fiscal year 2019-20.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ali Nawaz Awan said the project has been placed before the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC).

Previously, the Planning commission of Pakistan has recommended that the project would be funded by the federal government.

He said that the project would be included in Public Sector Development Programme of the next financial year after getting ECNEC’s approval.

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