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Pakistan Announces Major Road Expansion, New Highway Links Sialkot to Rawalpindi

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 31

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What happened

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Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan announced plans for major road infrastructure projects, including a new highway connecting Sialkot to Kharian and onward to Rawalpindi. He also stated the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway would be expanded to six lanes and that the Grand Trunk Road would be redesigned into a six-lane highway. The minister noted that the National Highway Authority's revenue had increased by Rs100 billion in one year, which will fund these projects.

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Why it matters

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The government plans to use increased revenue from road users to complete mega-projects, including an eight-lane motorway starting from Karachi Port for containers. These projects aim to reduce travel distance, such as the Lahore-Rawalpindi route being reduced by 100 kilometres, improving national connectivity.

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Who's involved

Abdul Aleem KhanFederal Minister for Communications who announced the road expansion plans.
SialkotCity connected to Kharian and Rawalpindi by the new highway.
KharianCity connected to Sialkot by the new highway.
RawalpindiCity that will benefit from the new highway connection from Sialkot.
PunjabGeographic region where major road expansion and connectivity improvements are planned.
BalochistanProvince targeted for direct massive investment in road construction projects.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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BalochistanSpeculative
Balochistan could see a boost in local construction jobs from direct massive investment in road construction.

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Kharian
city in Punjab, Pakistan

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