KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stated that his government wants to bring closer the hearts of the people living across the country by building network of state-of-the-art roads.
“We want to bring hearts of people living across the country closer, and linking of the provinces through motorways will develop such a close bond between them,” the premier said on Wednesday while performing the ground-breaking of M-9 Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway. It is the first phase of Lahore-Karachi Motorway. He said the modern road network would not only boost national economy but also help generate employment opportunities and alleviate poverty.
Highlighting the advantages of the project, he said it would eventually benefit billions of people across the region and help create a positive image of Pakistan. The Karachi-Hyderabad section would be completed in two-and-a-half years at a cost of Rs36 billion. The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and National Highway Authority will jointly carry out the project.
Premier Nawaz said materialisation of the Lahore-Karachi Motorway project was one of his biggest dreams. “I had a dream to develop such roads which I’m going to fulfill,” he said. The motorway will be constructed in sections, including Hyderabad-Sukkur, Sukkur-Multan and Multan-Lahore, that will link the country from Peshawar to Karachi through a road network.
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