{
  "id": 11334956,
  "title": "PM orders expansion of Asaan Khidmat Centres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/pm-orders-expansion-of-asaan-khidmat-centres",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:08:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442273/pm-orders-expansion-of-asaan-khidmat-centres"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the expansion of Pakistan Asaan Khidmat Centres, aiming to provide citizens with quicker and more transparent access to government services. During a meeting on the centres' performance and expansion, the prime minister emphasized the establishment of new facilities in Muzaffarabad, Gilgit, Skardu, Peshawar, and Bannu. He ordered an immediate start on Peshawar and Bannu facilities, suggesting a plan to set up these centres in existing federal government buildings.\n\nThe prime minister also directed the expansion of the Islamabad centre and an increase in staff at various counters based on citizens' needs. He called for further reductions in service delivery times, requesting a third-party audit report on the Islamabad facility's performance. The prime minister stressed that citizens should not have to visit government offices repeatedly for public services, stating that Asaan Khidmat Centres, which provide multiple services under one roof, are a top government priority.\n\nFederal ministers Musadik Malik, Ahad Cheema, Attaullah Tarar, Shaza Fatima, and Tariq Chaudhry, along with senior officials, attended the meeting to discuss the performance and services at the Islamabad Asaan Khidmat Centre. Over 171,000 applications were processed there from January to September, with 99.5% of citizens expressing satisfaction. The average time to deliver services ranged from three to 10 minutes. The meeting also reviewed progress in establishing Asaan Khidmat Centres in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, with private sector collaboration a possibility.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday ordered the expansion of Pakistan Asaan Khidmat Centres and directed authorities to accelerate work on new facilities in Muzaffarabad, Gilgit, Skardu, Peshawar and Bannu to provide citizens with faster and more transparent access to government services. Chairing a meeting on the performance and expansion of the centres, the prime minister…",
  "key_points": [
    "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif orders expansion of Asaan Khidmat Centres.",
    "New facilities to be established in Muzaffarabad, Gilgit, Skardu, Peshawar, and Bannu.",
    "Immediate start on Peshawar and Bannu centres in existing federal buildings."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}