PM to lay foundation stone of Lahore-Karachi motorway on Dec 19, NA told

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lay the foundation stone of the Lahore-Karachi motorway on Saturday (December 19), Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab told the National Assembly here today.

The PM will inaugurate work on the Lahore-Multan section of the Lahore- Karachi motorway on Saturday and the National Highway Authority (NHA) has taken the necessary measures in this regards, he said.

Starting from Lahore, the Lahore-Multan section of the motorway will pass through Nankana, Sheikupura, Chichawatni and Khanewal and will end at Multan.

The state minister told lawmakers that the Lahore-Karachi motorway project will be completed in two and a half years and would cost Rs 680 billion to the national exchequer.