Roads in Pakistan

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

National Highways, Motorways & Strategic Roads of Pakistan.

Federal roads

Federal roads are controlled by the Government of Pakistan and maintained by the National Highway Authority. They are divided into 3 classes.

National Highways
Main article: National Highways of Pakistan

Motorways
Main article: Motorways of Pakistan

Expressways
Main article: Expressways of Pakistan

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
Main article: Territorial Highways of Islamabad Capital Territory

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Main article: Provincial Highways of 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 2,388 kilometres (1,484 mi) of roadways organized into various classifications which crisscross the province and provide access to major population centres.[1] All provincial highways in Khyber Pakthunkhwa 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.[2]

Gilgit-Baltistan
Main article: Provincial Highways of 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 kilometres (620 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which crisscross the province and provide access to major population centers.[3]

Punjab
Main article: Provincial Highways of 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 kilometres (24,000 mi) of roadways organized into various classifications which crisscross the province and provide access to major population centres.[4]

Sindh
Main article: Provincial Highways of 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 kilometres (3,000 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which crisscross the province and provide access to major population centers.[5]

Municipal roads

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

Azad Jammu & Kashmir
  • Roads in Kotli
  • Roads in Muzaffarabad
  • Roads in Mirpur

Balochistan
  • Roads in Gwadar
  • Roads in Quetta
  • Roads in Turbat

Federally Administered Tribal Areas
  • Roads in Miran Shah
  • Roads in Parachinar

Gilgit-Baltistan
  • Roads in Gilgit
  • Roads in Skardu

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Roads in Abbottabad
  • Roads in Mardan
  • Roads in Peshawar

Punjab

Sindh

See also

References
  1. "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority Home". Pkha.gov.pk. 2001-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. "Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority". Pkha.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  3. "Government of Gilgit-Baltistan". Gilgitbaltistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  4. "Highways Department | Punjab Portal". punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  5. "Works & Services". Sindh.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
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