{"id":102460,"date":"2025-06-05T17:19:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102460"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:20:02","slug":"pkr-300-bn-eyed-for-nha-connectivity-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pkr-300-bn-eyed-for-nha-connectivity-projects.html","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2025-26: PKR 300 bn eyed for NHA, connectivity projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The federal government has proposed development allocations exceeding PKR 300 billion for major road and highway projects under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for fiscal year 2025-26, according to official sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A substantial share of the proposed funding is dedicated to the dualization, rehabilitation, and expansion of critical national highways aimed at enhancing regional connectivity and trade routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest allocations are directed toward the Karachi-Quetta-Chaman highway (N-25), with PKR 40 billion each proposed for the Karachi\u2013Kararo and Wadh\u2013Khuzdar sections, and another PKR 40 billion for the Khuzdar\u2013Kuchlak stretch. Combined, this marks one of the most significant infrastructure investments in Balochistan in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hyderabad\u2013Sukkur Motorway, a 306-kilometre, six-lane expressway, has been allocated PKR 30 billion\u2014placing it among the highest-funded standalone projects in the upcoming budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sukkur-hyderabad-karachi-motorway-top-priority.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sukkur-Hyderabad-Karachi Motorway a top priority: FM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other proposed allocations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PKR 10 billion for the Sialkot\u2013Kharian Motorway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PKR 7.5 billion for the Lahore Ring Road to Kasur Interchange<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PKR 7 billion for the Hoshab\u2013Awaran\u2013Khuzdar section of M-8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PKR 4.5 billion for the dualization of the Kuchlak\u2013Zhob road (N-50)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to large-scale highway projects, the government has proposed smaller allocations for land acquisition and local road infrastructure. These include PKR 2 billion for Karachi\u2013Lahore Motorway land acquisition, PKR 1.34 billion for land acquisition for the Kuchlak\u2013Zhob dualization, and dozens of road and drainage schemes in districts such as Sargodha, Gujrat, Bahawalpur, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Kasur, and Chakwal\u2014each ranging between PKR 100 million and PKR 800 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sifc-clears-new-motorways.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pak\u2019s road network expands as SIFC clears new motorways<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PKR 2.5 billion is earmarked for industrial roads in Karachi\u2019s SITE area, while the Sindh Coastal Highway may receive PKR 4 billion. Additionally, PKR 16 billion has been proposed for NA-level development road schemes and PKR 14 billion for road development packages in Punjab through Pak-PWD and DDWP channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several of these projects fall under international connectivity frameworks such as the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), reflecting Pakistan\u2019s focus on boosting trade routes and regional integration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The federal government has proposed development allocations exceeding PKR 300 billion for major road and highway projects under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for fiscal year 2025-26, according to official sources. A substantial share of the proposed funding is dedicated to the dualization, rehabilitation, and expansion of critical national highways aimed at enhancing regional connectivity and trade routes. The largest allocations are directed toward the Karachi-Quetta-Chaman highway (N-25), with PKR 40 billion each proposed for the Karachi\u2013Kararo and Wadh\u2013Khuzdar sections, and another PKR 40 billion for the Khuzdar\u2013Kuchlak stretch. Combined, this marks one of the most significant infrastructure investments in Balochistan in recent years. The Hyderabad\u2013Sukkur Motorway, a 306-kilometre, six-lane expressway, has been allocated PKR 30 billion\u2014placing it among the highest-funded standalone projects in the upcoming budget. Read: Sukkur-Hyderabad-Karachi Motorway a top priority: FM Other proposed allocations include: In addition to large-scale highway projects, the government has proposed smaller allocations for land acquisition and local road infrastructure. These include PKR 2 billion for Karachi\u2013Lahore Motorway land acquisition, PKR 1.34 billion for land acquisition for the Kuchlak\u2013Zhob dualization, and dozens of road and drainage schemes in districts such as Sargodha, Gujrat, Bahawalpur, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Kasur, and Chakwal\u2014each ranging between&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":61648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[65138,62476,11307,60228,8858,63680,4455,65140,65139,54714,6250,65141,18686],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-bri","9":"tag-budget-2025-26","10":"tag-carec","11":"tag-connectivity","12":"tag-highways","13":"tag-hyderabad-sukkur-motorway","14":"tag-infrastructure","15":"tag-karachi-quetta-road","16":"tag-national-highways","17":"tag-pakistan-development","18":"tag-psdp","19":"tag-public-sector-development-program","20":"tag-road-projects","21":"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>PKR 300 bn eyed for NHA, connectivity projects - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The govt has proposed smaller allocations for land acquisition and local road infrastructure. 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