{"id":105984,"date":"2026-07-03T17:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=105984"},"modified":"2026-07-03T17:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:34:04","slug":"murree-expressway-set-to-reach-muzaffarabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/murree-expressway-set-to-reach-muzaffarabad.html","title":{"rendered":"Murree Expressway set to reach Muzaffarabad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: The federal government plans to extend the Murree Expressway (N-75) by 70 kilometres to Muzaffarabad, linking Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) with Pakistan&#8217;s motorway and expressway network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement was made by Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan while chairing a high-level meeting of the National Highway Authority (NHA) to review infrastructure priorities for the current fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khan said the Murree-Muzaffarabad Expressway would provide residents of AJK with a modern, high-speed and safer road link, improving regional connectivity and bringing the area into the country&#8217;s broader motorway network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/better-infrastructure-tourism-facilities-in-murree.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Infrastructure, tourism facilities in Murree set for upgrade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the meeting, the minister directed the NHA to prioritise the completion of 25 ongoing infrastructure projects before launching new ones, stressing the need for timely delivery of key national road schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also instructed the authority to accelerate work on the M-8 Motorway, particularly the Hoshab-Awaran Road and the Awaran-Nal section, describing the routes as important for strengthening trade with Iran and supporting regional tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting concluded with briefings from the communications secretary and the NHA chairman on the authority&#8217;s financial position and development roadmap for the fiscal year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The federal government plans to extend the Murree Expressway (N-75) by 70 kilometres to Muzaffarabad, linking Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) with Pakistan&#8217;s motorway and expressway network. The announcement was made by Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan while chairing a high-level meeting of the National Highway Authority (NHA) to review infrastructure priorities for the current fiscal year. Khan said the Murree-Muzaffarabad Expressway would provide residents of AJK with a modern, high-speed and safer road link, improving regional connectivity and bringing the area into the country&#8217;s broader motorway network. Read: Infrastructure, tourism facilities in Murree set for upgrade During the meeting, the minister directed the NHA to prioritise the completion of 25 ongoing infrastructure projects before launching new ones, stressing the need for timely delivery of key national road schemes. He also instructed the authority to accelerate work on the M-8 Motorway, particularly the Hoshab-Awaran Road and the Awaran-Nal section, describing the routes as important for strengthening trade with Iran and supporting regional tourism. 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