--- title: "Government plans to shift Islamabad’s electricity poles underground" description: "Most outlets reported the government’s plan to move Islamabad’s electricity transmission system underground, led by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, with a projected completion within two years. 24 News HD highlighted Naqvi’s announcement and the collaboration involved, while Daily Pakistan focused on the scope of the project and Naqvi’s site visit to Malpur. Both emphasized the initiative as a government-led infrastructure upgrade." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15698-islamabad-s-power-transmission-system-to-be-made-fully site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Government plans to shift Islamabad’s electricity poles underground pakistan · updated 22 Oct 2026, 12:11 PM PKT · 21–22 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the government’s plan to move Islamabad’s electricity transmission system underground, led by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, with a projected completion within two years. 24 News HD highlighted Naqvi’s announcement and the collaboration involved, while Daily Pakistan focused on the scope of the project and Naqvi’s site visit to Malpur. Both emphasized the initiative as a government-led infrastructure upgrade. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ProPakistani** — [Islamabad Plans to Shift Electricity Poles Underground](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/22/islamabad-plans-to-shift-electricity-poles-underground/) · 22 Oct 2026, 12:11 PM PKT > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has announced that electricity poles will no longer be visible in Islamabad within the next two… Read More - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Islamabad’s power transmission system to be made fully underground](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/21-Oct-2026/islamabads-power-transmission-system-to-be-made-fully-underground) · 21 Oct 2026, 9:38 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – The federal government has announced plans to move Islamabad’s entire electricity transmission system underground. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the Malpur area of Islamabad to review encroachments. The Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad briefed him on the situation. Naqvi directed the Islamabad administratio... - **Pakistan Observer** — [Islamabad’s Electricity Network to go Underground under 2-Year Target](https://pakobserver.net/islamabads-electricity-network-to-go-underground-under-2-year-target/) · 21 Oct 2026, 9:02 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – Islamabad’s streets could look different in years to come, as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced plans to move… - **24 News HD** — [Mohsin Naqvi announces plan to shift Islamabad’s electricity poles underground](https://www.24newshd.tv/21-Oct-2026/mohsin-naqvi-announces-plan-shift-islamabad-s-electricity-poles-underground) · 21 Oct 2026, 7:40 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has announced that electricity poles will no longer be visible in Islamabad within the next two years, as the government plans to shift power infrastructure underground in collaboration with the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), reported 24NewsHD TV. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Mohsin Naqvi orders construction of two new underpasses in Islamabad](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1889-mohsin-naqvi-announces-two-new-underpasses-in-islamabad) · 6 Aug 2026 · 6 outlets · 74% related 4 articles from 4 outlets, 21–22 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.