ISLAMABAD: Under directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, rehabilitation work on a number of flood-damaged highways, roads and links roads had been completed whereas on the remaining sections, the restoration work was continuing on an emergency basis. Minister for Communication and Chairman National Highway Authority (NHA) are ensuring the early restoration of the damaged […]
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KP govt allocates Rs22 bln for roads, bridge construction
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government, on Saturday, allocated Rs 22 billion for the construction of roads and bridges in merged districts across the province. According to the issued details shared by Communication and Construction department, work on sixty-five projects for establishment of eight hundred and eighty-kilometer-long roads is in progress in tribal districts. Moreover, these projects […]
62km two-lane Lodhran-Multan road to connect three districts
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday unveiled the plaque to launch work on two-lane Lodhran-Multan road, a 62-kilometer north-bound section of N-5 that will connect three districts, including Bahawalpur. The project will complete in two years costing around Rs 6.8 billion. Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for Communications Murad Saeed, Special Assistant […]
Ghani says Rs14bn road projects to change Abbottabad’s sketch
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani on Monday said that communication uplift schemes worth Rs 14 billion would change the sketch of Abbottabad district on completion. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of renovation work at Kanj Kehal, he said that Rs 14 billion for the expansion of existing road networks would even benefit the […]
The issue of poor traffic planning and mismanagement on the roads
Turbat was designed as the second biggest city by the British in late 19th Century. The city was designed to cater to the needs of 100,000 people only. In 1951, its population was 199,735 and according to estimates, the population of Turbat was 1.3 million in 2012. Turbat is the only major urban city of […]