Aleem Khan announces Kharian-Rawalpindi highway for Punjab
Federal Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has outlined a new motorway Lahore to Rawalpindi plan via Kharian that could cut the journey by about 100 kilometres.
Abdul Aleem Khan announced a planned highway linking Kharian with Rawalpindi.
The link is expected to cut Lahore–Rawalpindi travel distance by about 100km.
Lahore–Islamabad travel time is projected to fall from 3.5 hours to about 2.5 hours.
The route is meant to connect Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lalamusa, Kharian and Jhelum.
He also cited other road works, including a six-lane Lahore–Sialkot Motorway expansion and a GT Road upgrade.