National Highways of Pakistan

Map of National Highways of Pakistan

The National Highways of Pakistan consists of all public highways maintained by National Highways Authority under the Ministry of Transport. It maintains over 12,000 kilometres (7,500 mi) of roadways organised into various classifications which crisscross the country and provide access to major population centers. These are not to be confused with provincial highways, which are provincial roads maintained by the respective provinces. Pakistan's national highways include the famous Grand Trunk Road, Indus Highway, Karakoram Highway and Makran Coastal Highway.

All national highways in Pakistan are pre-fixed with the letter 'N' (for "National") followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), e.g. "N-5". Each numerical designation is separated by five numerals, i.e. N-5, N-10, N-15, etc.

National Highways are distinct from 'Strategic Highways', which begin with the prefix 'S' and are owned, controlled and operated by the Ministry of Defense.

List of National Highways

National Highways
Sign Course Length Existing Status Lanes Completion
Karachi – Torkham 1819 km 1819 km via Hyderabad, Multan, Lahore, Gujranwala, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar becoming Kabul–Jalalabad Road in Afghanistan. 6 1952
Karachi – Gwadar (Makran Coastal Highway) 653 km 653 km via Ormara, Pasni 2 2003
Mansehra – Chilas 240 km 240 km via Naran 2
Karachi – Chaman (RCD Highway) 813 km 813 km via Bela, Khuzdar, Kalat, Quetta 2
Basima – Khuzdar 110 km 110 km 2
Hasan Abdal – Khunjerab Pass 806 km 806 km via Abbottabad, Thakot, Gilgit becoming China National Highway 314 4
Quetta – Taftan 610 km 610 km via Naukundi becoming Road 84 in Iran 2
Nowshera – Chitral 309 km 309 km via Dir 2
Kuchlak – Dera Ismail Khan 531 km 531 km via Zhob 2
Karachi – Peshawar 1264 km 1264 km via Kotri, Shikarpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Kohat 4 (6)
Sibi – Sukkur 385 km 385 km via Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Jaffarabad, Nasirabad 2
Qila Saifullah – Multan 447 km 447 km via Loralai, Dera Ghazi Khan 2
Islamabad – Kohala 90 km 90 km via Murree 4
Islamabad – Kohat 146 km 146 km via Fateh Jang 2
Hushab – Surab 487 km 487 km via Panjgur, Nag, Baseema 2
Khwazakhela – Besham 64 km 64 km via Alpuri 2
Chakdara – Kalam 135 km 135 km via Mingora, Madyan, Bahrain 2
Larkana – Lakhi 61 km 61 km via Naudero 2
Gharo – Keti Bunder 90 km 90 km 2
Hyderabad – Khokhrapar 220 km 220 km via Mirpur Khas, Umerkot 2
Taxila – Haripur 44 km 44 km via Khanpur 2
Larkana - Moenjo Daro 28 km 28 km 2
Larkana - Nasirabad 34 km 34 km via Rasheed Wagan 2
Sakrand - Nawabshah 35 km 35 km 2
Larkana - Shahdadkot 50 km 50 km via Kamber 2
Ratodero - Naudero 18 km 18 km 2
In total 9509 km 9509 km

List of Strategic Highways

Sign Name Route
S-1 Extends from Gilgit to Skardu

Total Length = 167 km

S-2 Extends from Kohala to Muzaffarabad

Total Length = 40 km

S-3 Extends from Muzaffarabad to Chakothi

Total Length = 55 km

List of Expressways

Sign Name Route
E-3 Extends from Wazirabad to Pindi Bhattian

Total Length = 100 KM

E-4 Extends from Faisalabad to Jhang

Total Length = ??

E-5 Extends from Khanewal to Lodhran

Total Length = ??

See also

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