{"id":103503,"date":"2025-10-02T06:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103503"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:04:13","slug":"isdb-backs-m-6-with-usd-475-mn-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/isdb-backs-m-6-with-usd-475-mn-funding.html","title":{"rendered":"IsDB backs SKR-HYD motorway with USD 475 mn funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved a financing package worth USD 475 million for the M-6 Sukkur\u2013Hyderabad Motorway, a key segment of Pakistan\u2019s north\u2013south transport corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to details, the approval was granted by the IsDB\u2019s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday. The 306-kilometre six-lane motorway will complete a critical missing link in the Karachi\u2013Peshawar route, which forms part of the Eastern Alignment of the China\u2013Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, estimated at USD 1.7 billion, will include 89 bridges, 15 interchanges, and 243 underpasses, with a designed speed limit of up to 120 km\/h. Physical construction is expected to begin in April 2026, while the Sindh government has already initiated land acquisition. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed officials to fast-track the transfer of both state and private land, as earlier delays were largely caused by litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/centre-sindh-to-construct-m6-motorway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centre, Sindh agree on revised route of M6 Motorway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the M-10 Motorway (Karachi Northern Bypass) is being upgraded and extended to directly connect with the M-6 at Jamshoro, creating a high-capacity route for passenger and freight traffic from Karachi Port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The M-6 project has faced multiple delays due to financing hurdles, with costs rising from USD 617 million in 2018 to USD 1.1 billion in 2022, and now reaching USD 1.7 billion. The government has prioritized the project in the Public Sector Development Programme for 2025\u201326 and is engaging with international financiers, including IsDB, the Saudi Fund for Development, and the Asian Development Bank, to bridge the funding gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved a financing package worth USD 475 million for the M-6 Sukkur\u2013Hyderabad Motorway, a key segment of Pakistan\u2019s north\u2013south transport corridor. According to details, the approval was granted by the IsDB\u2019s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday. The 306-kilometre six-lane motorway will complete a critical missing link in the Karachi\u2013Peshawar route, which forms part of the Eastern Alignment of the China\u2013Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The project, estimated at USD 1.7 billion, will include 89 bridges, 15 interchanges, and 243 underpasses, with a designed speed limit of up to 120 km\/h. Physical construction is expected to begin in April 2026, while the Sindh government has already initiated land acquisition. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed officials to fast-track the transfer of both state and private land, as earlier delays were largely caused by litigation. Read: Centre, Sindh agree on revised route of M6 Motorway In addition, the M-10 Motorway (Karachi Northern Bypass) is being upgraded and extended to directly connect with the M-6 at Jamshoro, creating a high-capacity route for passenger and freight traffic from Karachi Port. The M-6 project has faced multiple delays due to financing hurdles, with costs rising from USD&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":84795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[2086,3886,27287,66836,68483,63963,68484,6332,64242,63394,62203,54131,1974,15056,61087],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-asian-development-bank","9":"tag-cpec","10":"tag-idb","11":"tag-islamic-development-bank","12":"tag-karachi-peshawar-route","13":"tag-m-6-motorway","14":"tag-motorway-funding","15":"tag-murad-ali-shah","16":"tag-pakistan-development-projects","17":"tag-pakistan-infrastructure","18":"tag-road-connectivity","19":"tag-saudi-fund-for-development","20":"tag-sindh-government","21":"tag-sukkur-hyderabad-motorway","22":"tag-transport-projects","23":"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>IsDB backs M-6 with USD 475 mn funding - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Physical construction is expected to begin in April 2026, while the Sindh government has already initiated land acquisition....\" \/>\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\/isdb-backs-m-6-with-usd-475-mn-funding.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IsDB backs M-6 with USD 475 mn funding - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Physical construction is expected to begin in April 2026, while the Sindh government has already initiated land acquisition....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/isdb-backs-m-6-with-usd-475-mn-funding.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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