Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway | |
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ایم ١٧ موٹروے | |
Route information | |
Part of AH1 | |
Maintained by NHA | |
Length | 265 km (165 mi) |
Major junctions | |
East end | Peshawar (Pakistan) |
West end | Dushanbe (Tajikistan) |
Location | |
Country | Pakistan |
Major cities | Peshawar, Kabul, Dushanbe |
Highway system | |
The Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway is a proposed motorway it will link Dushanbe to the port city of Karachi, via Khyber Pass the planned Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway is a part of Khyber Pass Economic Corridor.
Khyber Pass Economic Corridor
Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway is part of Khyber Pass Economic Corridor.
Details
It is expected to become a vital link to Afghanistan and Central Asia. It will be part of the Pakistan's Motorway Network. On March 4, 2015, the Pakistan government informed the National Assembly that a technical feasibility to construct the motorway was under consideration.
Sections
The motorway would be divided into three parts, 50 km long Peshawar-Torkham, 76 km Torkham-Jalalabad and 139 km Jalalabad-Kabul last section will be Kabul to Dushanbe.
See also
- Motorways of Pakistan
- National Highways of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- National Highway Authority
References
- "Khyber Pass Economic Corridor (KPEC)". World Bank. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- Ahmed, Amin (13 December 2019). "World Bank to finance Khyber Pass Economic Corridor project with a loan of $406.6 million". Dawn. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "Khyber Pass Economic Corridor Project – Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Peshawar–Torkham Expressway (Component I)" (PDF). National Highway Authority. April 2018. p. 19. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "World Bank to lend $407m for 48km 'road to nowhere'". 14 December 2019.
- "World Bank signs deal with Pakistan to finance economic corridor project". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 14 December 2019.
- Kiani, Khaleeq (2019-12-14). "World Bank to lend $407m for 48km 'road to nowhere'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- Construction of Peshawar to Kabul motorway under consideration: NA told Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Islamabad Plans To Build Peshawar-Kabul Motorway
- On 03 October 2019, Pakistan approves the 231 Million USA Dollars for Peshawar to Torkham section. https://ewsdata.rightsindevelopment.org/projects/p159577-khyber-pass-economic-corridor-project/
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