Minister noted that the highway was among the most critical infrastructure assets in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:
The National Highway Authority (NHA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an agreement for the construction of two sections of the M6 highway connecting Karachi to Sukkur.
Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan welcomed the development, terming the project an “important gateway” to Pakistan’s future development and a crucial step towards economic prosperity.
“The government has successfully initiated a project that remained stalled for over 30 years and achieved this breakthrough within just two years of dedicated efforts,” Khan said in a statement.
He stressed that the M6 motorway represented the “missing economic link” in the country’s North-South corridor, making its completion an absolute necessity for sustainable national growth.
The minister noted that the highway was among the most critical infrastructure assets in Pakistan, designed to serve as the backbone of the country’s future trade and logistics.
He noted that the completion of the missing link would revolutionize the country’s transport network by allowing traffic from Karachi Port to travel seamlessly to Peshawar and Gilgit via a continuous highway system.
Khan highlighted that a 306 kilometer long, six-lane project would be equipped with modern toll and safety systems, with 15 interchanges and 10 state-of-the-art service areas to facilitate both travelers and commercial transporters.
