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CM Murad inaugurates 1.4 kilometres long Korangi Causeway bridge
- Bridge has six lanes - three on each side - was built at cost exceeding Rs6.135 billion
Published January 26, 2026
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday inaugurated the Rs6.1 billion Korangi Causeway bridge and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to enhancing Karachi’s infrastructure, said the Sindh CM media consultant.
Speaking to the media at the inauguration ceremony of the bridge, the chief minister began by offering prayers for those who lost their lives in the Gul Plaza incident and urged everyone to recite Surah Al-Fatiha and Surah Al-Ikhlas for the departed souls. He said the tragic event had deeply saddened the entire province and reiterated that no compensation could ever truly compensate for the loss of human life.
Chief Minister Murad, accompanied by Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Shah, Sindh Minister for Labour Saeed Ghani, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, arrived at the Korangi Causeway, where he was received by Special Assistant to CM Ali Rashid, Sindh Local Government Secretary Waseem Shamshad, and others.
Underscoring the importance of the Korangi Causeway project, Murad said the bridge was a longstanding commitment, especially to the residents and industrial stakeholders of Korangi and the surrounding areas. “This area used to be cut off whenever it rained, effectively dividing the city into two parts. To address this difficulty, we committed nearly three years ago to building a bridge here,” he said.
The chief minister stated that construction on the bridge commenced around one and a half years ago, but faced delays due to design-related issues. He said the newly inaugurated bridge is approximately 1.4 kilometres long, has six lanes - three on each side - and was built at a cost exceeding Rs 6.135 billion.
The CM added that the project will greatly benefit the Korangi and Landhi industrial areas, daily commuters, and nearby facilities, including Indus Hospital, SIUT, educational institutions, and residential communities. According to him, nearly five million people are expected to use the bridge daily.
Murad stated that the Korangi Causeway bridge is part of a broader initiative to rehabilitate Karachi’s deteriorating infrastructure. He noted that some ancillary construction work was still ongoing, including efforts to connect Shahrah-e-Bhutto with Korangi Road. “We aim to open Shahrah-e-Bhutto by Eid or immediately after that. Although there has been a delay of about one and a half to two months, the road will be operational from Korangi Road to the M-9 after Eid,” he said.
He was also briefed on the connecting loops and the grade-separated interchange being constructed under the Shaheed Bhutto Expressway project, which will link Korangi, DHA, and the Kathore (M-9) Highway. Two entry and two exit ramps have been built for Korangi and Qayumabad to ensure conflict-free traffic movement and reduce pressure on inner-city roads.
CM Murad stated that the Shaheed Bhutto Expressway would serve as Karachi’s economic lifeline and help resolve chronic traffic issues through controlled-access corridors.
Fatman17
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NHA increases toll tax on highways and motorways
The National Highway Authority has raised toll taxes across highways and major motorways effective April 5, with significant increases for both private and heavy vehicles.
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Fatman17
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Punjab 295 km project under fire
RealNapster
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Punjab 295 km project under fire
295 km motorway for 465 billion rupees ? What the hell. 4 lane and 81 km completed swat motorway costed 40 billion rupees. The terrain was mountainous and needed bridges, mountains cutting etc as well.. heck, 3.6 km of that 81 km is tunnels.
Then come towards Peshawar- D.I Khan motorway project, 365 km long , estimated cost of 348 billion pkr as of 2025.
hydrabadi_arab
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Compare in $ and then add inflation. Also land in central punjab is way more expensive. So all add up.
RealNapster
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Yah. Land maybe the factor at play. But then you are also not cutting mountains and building tunnels do you ?
Also, the peshawar-D.I khan motorway is still under construction (prone to same inflation) and Swat motorway is not older than 5 years so inflation isn't the main issue here.
But if you want to say that inflation have seen too much Increase in current PDM government then I would say at the day vote of no confidence happened, stock exchange went up and ruppee also saw growth. Cheers.
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Complete is a very subjective and abstract term for the Sindh government, & I say this as a Sindhi.
hydrabadi_arab
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Govt moves to award Rs205 billion Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway to FWO without competitive bidding: report
The government has decided in principle to award the Rs205 billion Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway, M13, contract to the Frontier Works Organisation through a negotiated process, bypassing competitive bidding to fast-track the 117-kilometre project, Dawn reported, citing sources in the Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A).
Sources said that the National Highway Authority recommended awarding the contract to the Frontier Works Organisation, the engineering and construction arm of the Pakistan Army. The decision was taken at a meeting of the P3A Board of Directors, which was virtually presided over by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatisation Muhammad Ali from Turkiye.
The project is part of the Lahore-Rawalpindi Motorway corridor and is expected to reduce the Lahore-Rawalpindi distance by about 100 kilometres and cut travel time by more than an hour compared with the existing Lahore-Islamabad Motorway.
The National Highway Authority argued that the FWO had already completed two adjoining sections of the Lahore-Rawalpindi Motorway corridor and was better placed to start work quickly because of its involvement in the Lahore-Sialkot and Sialkot-Kharian motorway sections.
The authority told the P3A board that competitive bidding would take more time, while the project was required on a fast-track basis.
The sources said Section 20 of the P3A Act allows negotiated procurement instead of competitive bidding under certain circumstances.
The P3A board’s approval for a negotiated contract with the FWO will be submitted to the federal cabinet for formal endorsement and implementation.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the 117-kilometre project in the first week of April this year at an estimated cost of Rs203.32 billion.
At the time, Ecnec had directed that the project be procured through international competitive bidding.
The project cost has more than doubled from the Rs96 billion estimate approved by Ecnec in January 2022.
The increase followed the project’s upgrade from a four-lane to a six-lane motorway on the instructions of the Special Investment Facilitation Council.
The project is being developed on a build-operate-transfer basis and has a financing viability gap of more than Rs40 billion, which will be met by the federal government.
An official statement said the main agenda item before the P3A board was consideration of the NHA’s proposal for the Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway project.
The statement described the motorway as a transport corridor expected to improve regional connectivity, mobility and economic activity.
It said the board discussed the proposal under the P3A Act, 2017, relevant procurement and approval requirements, and the need to ensure that future actions remain in the public interest, with due regard to transparency, value for money, risk allocation and legal and regulatory requirements.
The board agreed that the National Highway Authority, as the implementing agency, may process the matter through the Ministry of Communications to obtain all required federal government approvals under the P3A Act, 2017.
Govt plans Rs205bn Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway via FWO - Profit by Pakistan Today
P3A board backs negotiated process for 117km M-13 project despite earlier Ecnec direction for international competitive bidding; federal cabinet approval to be sought
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hydrabadi_arab
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Because FWO want to invest in it. This is BOT project where 80% of financing will be from private sector.
maxpane
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atleast they should do fair bidding .
hydrabadi_arab
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Will delay this project by a year. Not worth it. No one else is ready or willing to invest, let alone be competent. FWO already have completed Sialkot-Lahore motorway and is working on Sialkot-Kharian. So its only natural they will also want to work on Kharian-Pindi motorway.
