ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT+APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif Thursday directed National Highway Authority (NHA)
to ensure transparency and quality of work in 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 Chairman
NHA Shahid Ashraf Tarar here 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 our people,” he said.
The prime minister reviewed progress made on various
motorways and roads projects being executed by the NHA.
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,
Hakla-D.I Khan, 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 international
standards.