National Highways of Pakistan
National Highways of Pakistan (Urdu قومی شاہراہ) consists of all public highways maintained by the 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. National Highways are not to be confused with provincial highways, which are 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 controlled and operated by the Ministry of Defense.
List of National Highways
Sign | Course | Length | Lanes | Completion Year | Status | Remarks |
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Karachi – Torkham (N-5 National Highway) |
1819 km | 6 | 1952 | Operational | Completed in 1952. The 1819 km national highway is the longest national highway in Pakistan. | |
Karachi – Gwadar (N-10 National Highway) |
653 km | 2 | 2003 | Operational | Completed in 2003. | |
Mansehra – Chilas (N-15 National Highway) |
240 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 15 or N-15 is a highway located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. | |
Karachi – Chaman (N-25 National Highway) |
813 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 25 or N-25 is a highway located in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. | |
Basima – Khuzdar (N-30 National Highway) |
110 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 30 or the N-30 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Basima to the city of Khuzdar in Baluchistan, Pakistan. | |
Hasan Abdal – Khunjerab Pass (N-35 National Highway) |
806 km | 4 | 1979 | Operational | The Karakoram Highway (KKH), also known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved international roads in the world. | |
Quetta – Taftan (N-40 National Highway) |
610 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 40 or the N-40 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Lakpass near Quetta to the border town of Taftan via Naukundi in Baluchistan, Pakistan extending into Iran via Road 84. | |
Nowshera – Chitral (N-45 National Highway) |
309 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 45 or the N-45 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Nowshera District to the town of Chitral via Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | |
Kuchlak – Dera Ismail Khan (N-50 National Highway) |
531 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 50 or the N-50 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from city of D.I.Khan in khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the town of Kuchlak near Quetta via Zhob in Baluchistan, Pakistan. | |
Kotri – Peshawar (N-55 National Highway) |
1264 km | 4 | - | Operational | It is a 1264 km long four-lane national highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting the port city of Karachi with the northwestern city of Peshawar via Dera Ghazi Khan. | |
Sibi – Sukkur (N-65 National Highway) |
385 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 65 or the N-65 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Sukkar in Sindh to Quetta in Baluchistan, Pakistan via Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Jaffarabad and Nasirabad. | |
Qila Saifullah – Multan (N-70 National Highway) |
447 km | 2 | - | Operational | It runs from the city of Multan in Punjab to the town of Qilla Saifullah via Dera Ghazi Khan, and Loralai in Balochistan province. | |
Islamabad – Kohala (N-75 National Highway) |
138 km | 4 | - | Operational | Its total length is 138 km divided into 108 km section in Punjab Province and remaining 30 in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province of Pakistan. | |
Islamabad – Kohat (N-80 National Highway) |
146 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 80 or the N-80 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Capital city of Islamabad to the city of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province via Fateh Jang and Khushalgarh. | |
Hushab – Surab (N-85 National Highway) |
487 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 85 or the N-85 is an under-construction Pakistan National Highway and a major road for accessing southern parts of Baluchistan Province. | |
Khwazakhela – Besham (N-90 National Highway) |
64 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 90 or the N-90 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from town of Kwazakhela in district of Swat to the town of Besham in Shangla District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. | |
Chakdara – Kalam (N-95 National Highway) |
135 km | 2 | - | Operational | Its total length is 135 km, the highway is maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. | |
Larkana – Lakhi (N-105 National Highway) |
61 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 105 or the N-105 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Larkana to the town of Lakhi via Naudero in Sindh province of Pakistan. | |
Gharo – Keti Bunder (N-110 National Highway) |
90 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 110 or the N-110 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Gharo to the town of Keti Bunder in Thatta District in Sindh province of Pakistan. | |
Hyderabad – Khokhrapar (N-120 National Highway) |
220 km | 2 | - | Operational | Its total length is 220 km, the highway is maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. | |
Taxila – Haripur (N-125 National Highway) |
44 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 125 or the N-125 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Taxila to the town of Haripur via Khanpur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. | |
Larkana - Mohenjo Daro (N-155 National Highway) |
28 km | 2 | - | Operational | The National Highway 155 or the N-155 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Larkana to the town of Moenjo Daro in Sindh province of Pakistan. | |
Larkana - Nasirabad (N-255 National Highway) |
34 km | 2 | - | Operational | Its total length is 34 km, the highway is maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. | |
Sakrand - Nawabshah (N-305 National Highway) |
35 km | 2 | - | Operational | Its total length is 35 km, the highway is maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. | |
Larkana - Shahdadkot (N-455 National Highway) |
50 km | 2 | - | Operational | Its total length is 50 km and is maintained by the National Highway Authority. | |
Ratodero - Naudero (N-655 National Highway) |
18 km | 2 | - | Operational | Its total length is 18 km and is maintained by the National Highway Authority. | |
List of Strategic Highways
Name | Course | Length | Lanes | Completion Year | Status | Remarks |
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S-1 | Gilgit - Skardu | 167 km | 2 | 1982 | Operational | Strategic Highway 1 (S-1) or more popularly known as Gilgit-Skardu Road or Skardu Road is a 167 km long Strategic Highway linking Gilgit with Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan province. |
S-2 | Kohala - Muzaffarabad | 40 km | 2 | 2016 | Operational | The S-2 serves as a continuation of the E75 Murree Expressway, thus connecting the federal capital Islamabad with the Kashmiri capital Muzaffarabad. |
S-3 | Muzaffarabad - Chakothi | 55 km | 2 | 2010 | Operational | Completion since March 2010 |