{"id":101980,"date":"2025-04-18T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101980"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T11:25:15","slug":"sifc-clears-new-motorways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sifc-clears-new-motorways.html","title":{"rendered":"SIFC clears new motorways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has approved the development of four major motorways in Punjab and Sindh, signaling a significant expansion in Pakistan\u2019s road infrastructure network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to official documents from the SIFC meeting held on March 17, the council has greenlit the construction of the M-12 motorway between Sialkot and Kharian. Among two proposed options, the six-lane version of the project\u2014estimated at Rs71 billion\u2014was approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ecnec-approves-major-highway-expansions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ECNEC approves major highway expansions, motorway network to grow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sindh, two key motorway projects\u2014the M-6 (Hyderabad\u2013Sukkur) and the M-10 (Karachi Port\u2013Hyderabad)\u2014were approved to be built through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. This approach aims to reduce the financial burden on the national exchequer while encouraging private sector participation. The M-6 motorway, expected to cost Rs339 billion, will pass through Hyderabad, Tando Adam, Nawabshah, Khairpur, and Sukkur. The bidding process for the project is expected to begin this month, with the contract likely to be awarded by October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the SIFC approved the M-13 motorway project, connecting Kharian to Rawalpindi. For this route, Rs1.29 billion has been sanctioned for land acquisition\u2014marking the project&#8217;s initiation phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/land-acquisition-for-peshawar-di-khan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Funds allocated for land acquisition for Peshawar-DI Khan Motorway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond motorways, the Council also approved the development of a new LPG and liquid chemical terminal at Port Qasim Authority to strengthen industrial import infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These projects are part of a broader strategy to enhance connectivity between key urban and industrial centers, stimulate economic activity, and improve logistics efficiency across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has approved the development of four major motorways in Punjab and Sindh, signaling a significant expansion in Pakistan\u2019s road infrastructure network. According to official documents from the SIFC meeting held on March 17, the council has greenlit the construction of the M-12 motorway between Sialkot and Kharian. Among two proposed options, the six-lane version of the project\u2014estimated at Rs71 billion\u2014was approved. Read: ECNEC approves major highway expansions, motorway network to grow In Sindh, two key motorway projects\u2014the M-6 (Hyderabad\u2013Sukkur) and the M-10 (Karachi Port\u2013Hyderabad)\u2014were approved to be built through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. This approach aims to reduce the financial burden on the national exchequer while encouraging private sector participation. The M-6 motorway, expected to cost Rs339 billion, will pass through Hyderabad, Tando Adam, Nawabshah, Khairpur, and Sukkur. The bidding process for the project is expected to begin this month, with the contract likely to be awarded by October 2025. Additionally, the SIFC approved the M-13 motorway project, connecting Kharian to Rawalpindi. For this route, Rs1.29 billion has been sanctioned for land acquisition\u2014marking the project&#8217;s initiation phase. Read: Funds allocated for land acquisition for Peshawar-DI Khan Motorway Beyond motorways, the Council also approved&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":100445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[20718,61813,39782,63961,63957,63963,63177,63962,63394,63958,27303,63960,63959,61090],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101980","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-economic-development","9":"tag-infrastructure-investment","10":"tag-m-10-motorway","11":"tag-m-12-sialkot-kharian","12":"tag-m-13-kharian-rawalpindi","13":"tag-m-6-motorway","14":"tag-motorway-projects","15":"tag-pakistan-highways","16":"tag-pakistan-infrastructure","17":"tag-port-qasim-terminal","18":"tag-public-private-partnership","19":"tag-road-network-expansion","20":"tag-sifc-approvals","21":"tag-transport-connectivity","22":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SIFC clears new motorways - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Sindh, two key motorway projects\u2014the M-6 (Hyderabad\u2013Sukkur) and the M-10 (Karachi Port\u2013Hyderabad)\u2014were approved to be built through...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sifc-clears-new-motorways.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SIFC clears new motorways - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In Sindh, two key motorway projects\u2014the M-6 (Hyderabad\u2013Sukkur) and the M-10 (Karachi Port\u2013Hyderabad)\u2014were approved to be built through...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sifc-clears-new-motorways.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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