Roads_in_Pakistan

Roads in Pakistan

Roads in Pakistan

Overview of the various roads in Pakistan

Roads in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان میں سڑکیں, romanized: pākistān mãĩ saṛkẽ) are generally classified as federal, provincial and municipal roads.

National Highways, Motorways & Strategic Roads of Pakistan.

Federal roads

Federal roads are controlled by the Government of Pakistan and maintained by the National Highway Authority. They are divided into three classes.

National highways

Main article: National highways of Pakistan

Motorways

Main article: Motorways of Pakistan

Expressways

Main article: Expressways of Pakistan

Provincial and territorial roads

Provincial and territorial roads are controlled by the respective provincial and territorial governments of Pakistan and maintained by each province's Highway Authority.

Islamabad Capital Territory

Main article: Territorial Highways of Islamabad Capital Territory

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Main article: Provincial highways of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Provincial Highways of Khyber Pakthunkhwa consists of all public highways maintained by Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority under the Department of Transportation maintains over 3,089.65 kilometres (1,919.82 mi) of roadways organized into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provides access to major population centers. All provincial highways in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are pre-fixed with the letter 'S' followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), i.e. S-1, S-2, S-3, etc.[1]

Gilgit-Baltistan

Main article: Provincial highways of Gilgit-Baltistan

Provincial Highways of Gilgit-Baltistan consists of all public highways maintained by Gilgit-Baltistan. The Gilgit-Baltistan Highway Department under the Planning & Development Department maintains over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centers.[2]

Punjab

Main article: Provincial highways of Punjab

Provincial Highways of Punjab consists of all public highways maintained by Punjab. The Punjab Highway Department under the Department of Transportation maintains over 38,000 kilometres (24,000 mi) of roadways organized into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centres.[3]

Sindh

Main article: Provincial highways of Sindh

Provincial Highways of Sindh consists of all public highways maintained by Sindh. The Sindh Highways Department under the Works & Services Department maintains over 4,800 kilometres (3,000 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centers.[4]

Municipal roads

Municipal roads are controlled by the respective district governments or city governments.

Pakistan Administered Kashmir

  • Roads in Kotli
  • Roads in Muzaffarabad
  • Roads in Mirpur

Balochistan

  • Roads in Gwadar
  • Roads in Quetta
  • Roads in Turbat

Gilgit-Baltistan

  • Roads in Gilgit
  • Roads in Skardu

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  • Roads in Abbottabad
  • Roads in Mardan
  • Roads in Peshawar

Punjab

Sindh

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority". Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  2. [2]
    "Government of Gilgit-Baltistan". Gilgitbaltistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  3. [3]
    "Highways Department | Punjab Portal". Government of Punjab. punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  4. [4]
    "home". Government of Sindh. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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