Pakistan, Aug. 14 -- Our political environment often brings delays and unfulfilled promises, but the Punjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority (PSBA) has quietly turned into one of the province's largest public relief programmes, with plans now in motion to take the model nationwide.

The PSBA under Director General Naveed Rafaqat Ahmad has been allocated a dedicated Rs10 billion funding in the Punjab Annual Development Programme 2025-26 to set up 100 Sahulat Bazaars in all tehsils of the province. Officials say the programme, which sells essential goods at affordable rates, is now viewed as a model for governance by federal and provincial institutions alike. The authority was created after converting the Punjab Model Bazaars Management Company in...