The National Highway Authority has formally started construction on the 800-kilometre-long N-25 Pakistan Expressway in Balochistan, a strategic highway linking Karachi, Quetta and Chaman, Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan said on Thursday.
Chairing a high-level meeting at the National Highway Authority (NHA), the minister said that this Highway in Balochistan will serve as a strategic milestone and also be a transformative step for the socio-economic development of the country’s largest province in area, said a press release.
He added that the construction of such roads is a major breakthrough for Balochistan. Federal Minister reviewed the pace of ongoing projects in the province of Balochistan including the M-8, which is crucial for enhancing connectivity with Gwadar Port. During the meeting, the Federal Minister was also briefed on security matters and other aspects related to NHA’s construction activities in Balochistan.
During briefing the projects in Sindh, Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan directed the early completion of the remaining works on Lyari Expressway. He said that the National Highway Authority will develop Lyari Expressway as a model road for the entire city of Karachi, where special arrangements for cleanliness, landscaping and beautification will set a new benchmark for quality infrastructure.—APP
