Roads in Pakistan

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National Highways, Motorways & Strategic Roads of Pakistan.

Roads in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان میں سڑکیں, romanized: pākistān mãĩ saṛkẽ) are generally classified as federal, provincial and municipal roads.

Federal roads

Federal roads are controlled by the Government of Pakistan and maintained by the National Highway Authority. They are divided into three classes.

National highways


Motorways

Expressways

Provincial and territorial roads

Provincial and territorial roads are controlled by the respective provincial and territorial governments of Pakistan and maintained by each province's Highway Authority.

Islamabad Capital Territory

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Provincial Highways of Khyber Pakthunkhwa consists of all public highways maintained by Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority under the Department of Transportation maintains over 3,089.65 kilometers (1,919.82 mi) of roadways organized into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provides access to major population centers. All provincial highways in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are pre-fixed with the letter 'S' followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), i.e. S-1, S-2, S-3, etc.[1]


Gilgit-Baltistan

Provincial Highways of Gilgit-Baltistan consists of all public highways maintained by Gilgit-Baltistan. The Gilgit-Baltistan Highway Department under the Planning & Development Department maintains over 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centers.[2]


Punjab

Provincial Highways of Punjab consists of all public highways maintained by Punjab. The Punjab Highway Department under the Department of Transportation maintains over 38,000 kilometers (24,000 mi) of roadways organized into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centres.[3]


Sindh

Provincial Highways of Sindh consists of all public highways maintained by Sindh. The Sindh Highways Department under the Works & Services Department maintains over 4,800 kilometers (3,000 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centers.[4]


Municipal roads

Municipal roads are controlled by the respective district governments or city governments.

Azad Kashmir

Balochistan

Gilgit-Baltistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Punjab

Sindh

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority". Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  2. ^ "Government of Gilgit-Baltistan". Gilgitbaltistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  3. ^ "Highways Department | Punjab Portal". Government of Punjab. punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  4. ^ "home". Government of Sindh. Retrieved 26 September 2022.