--- title: "ECC approves financial support for PTV and motorway projects" description: "Most outlets highlighted the Economic Coordination Committee's approval of financial measures, with a primary focus on the Rs13 billion grant for Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) and sovereign guarantees for the Sialkot-Kharian motorway. While some, like *The Express Tribune* and *Business Recorder*, led with the motorway funding details, others such as *Dawn* and *24 News HD* emphasized the PTV grant. *ProPakistani* and *Business Recorder* specifically mentioned the Rs27.62 billion sovereign guarantees for the motorway, while *Dawn* described the PTV grant as a \"lifeline for struggling PTV.\" No outlet explicitly framed the decisions as controversial or politically charged." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/1827-m-12-project-ecc-approves-rs27-62bn-sovereign-guarantees site: HarZaviya language: en --- # ECC approves financial support for PTV and motorway projects business · latest filing 5 Aug 2026, 7:47 AM PKT · 4–5 Aug 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted the Economic Coordination Committee's approval of financial measures, with a primary focus on the Rs13 billion grant for Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) and sovereign guarantees for the Sialkot-Kharian motorway. While some, like *The Express Tribune* and *Business Recorder*, led with the motorway funding details, others such as *Dawn* and *24 News HD* emphasized the PTV grant. *ProPakistani* and *Business Recorder* specifically mentioned the Rs27.62 billion sovereign guarantees for the motorway, while *Dawn* described the PTV grant as a "lifeline for struggling PTV." No outlet explicitly framed the decisions as controversial or politically charged. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dawn** — [Economic Coordination Committee approves Rs13bn lifeline for struggling PTV](https://www.dawn.com/news/2020697/economic-coordination-committee-approves-rs13bn-lifeline-for-struggling-ptv) · 5 Aug 2026, 7:47 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: As the new fiscal year began, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday approved a Rs13 billion supplementary grant for the financially struggling Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) and a bailout package of about Rs35bn for the Sialkot-Kharian Motorway project. A meeting of the ECC, presided over by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, was informed that ... - **Business Recorder** — [M-12 project: ECC approves Rs27.62bn sovereign guarantees issuance](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40433391/m-12-project-ecc-approves-rs2762bn-sovereign-guarantees-issuance) · 5 Aug 2026, 6:00 AM PKT · 65% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) has approved the issuance of Sovereign Guarantees amounting to Rs27.62 billion for the construction of the Sialkot (Sambrial) – Kharian Motorway (M-12) Project on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis and roll-over of already issued Operational VGF amounting to Rs6.944 billion Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad A... - **The Express Tribune** — [ECC okays Rs48b for motorway, PTV](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2622127/ecc-okays-rs48b-for-motorway-ptv) · 4 Aug 2026, 11:20 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > Rs34.6b sovereign guarantees for Sialkot-Kharian road, Rs13b grant for broadcaster - **ProPakistani** — [ECC Approves Rs. 27.6 Billion Sovereign Guarantee for Sialkot-Kharian Motorway](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/04/ecc-approves-rs-27-6-billion-sovereign-guarantee-for-sialkot-kharian-motorway/) · 4 Aug 2026, 8:41 PM PKT · 64% identical wording to the newest filing > The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the issuance of Rs. 27.62 billion in sovereign guarantees to… Read More The post ECC Approves Rs. 27.6 Billion Sovereign Guarantee for Sialkot-Kharian Motorway appeared first on ProPakistani. - **24 News HD** — [ECC approves Rs13bn for PTV, clears financial support for motorway projects](https://www.24newshd.tv/04-Aug-2026/ecc-approves-rs13bn-ptv-clears-financial-support-motorway-projects) · 4 Aug 2026, 8:15 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Tuesday approved a number of important financial and development-related decisions, including the release of funds for Pakistan Television (PTV) and key motorway projects. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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