Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday directed National Highway Authority (NHA) to ensure transparency and quality of work in the execution of infrastructure projects.
“All roads must be built on international standards and complete transparency must be ensured in the award of contracts,” the prime minister said in a meeting with NHA Chairman Shahid Ashraf Tarar at the PM House.
He observed that completion of road networks would greatly enhance internal and regional connectivity, which would immensely enhance trade and business activities in the country.
“These projects are offering thousands of jobs to the people and completion of these projects will open new doors of socio economic prosperity for the people,” he said.
The chairman briefed the prime minister that 3047 km of road projects with a cost Rs 1140.74 billion were presently under construction across the country, which included Rs 150 billion of private sector investment.
These projects include Havelian-Thakot, Hazara Motorway, Sialkot-Multan, Lahore-Multan, Gojra-Shorkot, Sukkur-Multan, Karachi-Hyderabad and Hyderabad-Sukkur motorways.
The prime minister was informed that the NHA was carrying out speedy construction work in accordance with the international standards.
