Multan-Sukkur Motorway opened to light traffic

The Multan-Sukkur Motorway has been opened to light traffic, Radio Pakistan reported on Friday.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Communications, the newly-built 392-kilometre long Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) will be opened to light traffic today (Friday).

The six-lane Multan-Sukkur Motorway is an integral link of China Pakistan Economic Corridor, which will reduce the travelling time between Multan and Sukkur to a considerable extent.

“The new motorway will not only accelerate industrial growth but it will also benefit the agricultural sector at large,” the statement read. “The M5 motorway will pave the way for socio-economic uplift in Punjab and Sindh provinces.”

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