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In this Post<\/strong>
–Quick Facts About National Highway Authority<\/a>
–National Highway Authority History<\/a>
–National Highway Authority Headquarters<\/a>
–NHA Duties and Responsibilities<\/a>
–National Highways and Motorways Police<\/a>
–National Highway Authority Helpline<\/a>
–National Highway Authority Website<\/a>
–Key National Highways in Pakistan<\/a>
–Key Motorways In Pakistan<\/a>
–National Highway Authority and CPEC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update (Jan 14, 2021): With a vision to promote digitization in the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan has recently introduced E-bidding, E-billing and Geographic Information Mapping (GIS) Systems for the National Highway Authority. According to the premier, these technological integrations will help digitally streamline processes, reducing human involvement in terms of awarding contracts for different types of projects, ensuring transparency in the system<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Due to its unique geographic location, Pakistan is one of those South Asian countries that holds tremendous geostrategic importance. Our country hosts one of the largest and most advanced road networks in the world, featuring highways, motorways, and strategic roads, like the ones being upgraded and expanded under the banner of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Projects<\/a>. Running thousands of miles, these road links connect different cities, districts, and business zones across the national landscape. This expansive network of roads is owned and operated by the National Highway Authority, Pakistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, to help you find out more about this significant national institution of the country, we have come up with this blog. Here we\u2019ll discuss some interesting information about the National Highway Authority and how it successfully operates the massive national transportation network of Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To give you an overview in this regard, we\u2019ll start by taking a look at some quick facts about the National Highway Authority, Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Facts About National Highway Authority (NHA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Quick Facts About National Highway Authority<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

National Highway Authority History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It seems like the foundation of the National Highway Authority was laid more than four decades back, in 1978, when the Government of Pakistan took a big step and federalised the five important inter-provincial roads and renamed them National Highways. An autonomous institution named as the National Highway Board was also established during the same year to monitor the construction, development, and maintenance activities carried out on these federalised roads by the then provincial highway departments. Finally, in 1991, the Highway Authority of Pakistan Act was passed along with the formation of the National Highway Authority, which is a national institution governed by the Ministry of Communication. It is purposed to look after the administration of all the national highways, expressways, motorways and strategic roads<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Highway Authority Headquarters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The headquarters of the National Highway Authority in Islamabad (Credits: FB\/NHA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to the National Highway Authority\u2019s website, it owns and manages about 39 national highways\/motorways\/expressway \/strategic routes. This whole network of roads has a total length of around 12,131 km. The National Highway Authority is headquartered in the capital city of Islamabad. Other than that, there are also a few regional offices of NHA found in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, and Abbottabad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NHA Duties and Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having \u2018Friendly Highways\u2019 as its motto, the NHA is one of the key government institutions that has been providing a safe, modern, and efficient national transportation system for decades. Also, to improve the national transportation network of Pakistan, the National Highway Authority is currently working on many infrastructure development projects across the country. These projects aim the upgradation and construction of different multi-lane highways and motorways in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As per the latest press release on the National Highway Authority\u2019s official Facebook page, due to its excellent performance, the authority has retained the ISO-9001:2015 Quality Management System Certificate again in 2020, which was first awarded to it by the International Certification Agency (ICA), back in 2018. Now, let\u2019s take a look at some of the key duties responsibilities of NHA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n