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PM inaugurates phase-I of Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway   

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated first phase of 75 kilometers Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9).     

Addressing the ceremony to inaugurate the Motorway, the Prime Minister said that they had achieved another milestone in development of the country and Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway was party of it.

He added that all the promises made in the election manifesto will be fulfilled.

Highlighting the significance of motorways, the Prime Minister said development of modern infrastructure was imperative for the development of the country.

He added that some people were saying that Pakistan don’t need roads, adding that those travelling in chartered planes don’t need roads but people badly needed developed infrastructure including roads.

He said that these projects would not only promote trade but also national unity amongst the people of all the four provinces.

Nawaz Sharif said that the entire network of motorways from Peshawar to Karachi would be completed by 2019.

The 75-kilometre completed section of the 136-kilometre Motorway has four interchanges, including Dada Bhoy, Industrial Valley, Nooriabad and Thano Bola Khan Interchange.

These interchanges will provide access to various areas, including Keer Thar National Park, Jhampeer, Kinjhar Jheel and Thano Ahmed Khan.

Under China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Karachi -Hyderabad Motorway project commenced on 17 September, 2015 and the rest work will be completed by March,2018 at a cost of thirty six billion rupees.