Rawalpindi, Jan. 1 -- Despite the passage of six months in the ongoing fiscal year 2025-26, work on the strategically important Soan-Sihala-Kahuta Road remains alarmingly sluggish, raising serious concerns over governance and implementation failures.

The multibillion-rupee project has seen barely five per cent physical progress despite an allocation of Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 23.845 billion in the federal budget, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, the road, which connects Rawalpindi to Kahuta and further links to Kotli and Rawalakot in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK), holds both civilian and strategic significance. Yet, only a two-kilometre stretch between Kahuta Y-Cross and Hothla Stop has been ...