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Missing Economic Link: Construction on Long-Stalled Sukkur-Hyderabad M6 Motorway to Begin This Year, Senate Told
Practical construction work on the long-delayed M6 Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway is officially set to begin this year, marking a massive breakthrough for Pakistan's national transport network
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by News Desk
2026-05-15
Missing Economic Link: Construction on Long-Stalled Sukkur-Hyderabad M6 Motorway to Begin This Year, Senate Told

The Breakdown

  • The M6 Timeline: Responding to a query by Senator Syed Masroor Ahsan during a Senate Question Hour session, Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan confirmed that the 306-kilometer Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway project has been strategically divided into five operational sections. Approvals for three of these sections have already been completed, and the ministry expects ground construction to practically begin by August or September of this year.

  • Financial Strategy: The Federal Minister acknowledged that while the government faces tight financial constraints and limited allocations within the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), improving the country's road infrastructure remains a top priority. To bridge funding gaps, the ministry is leveraging revenues generated through its highway network.

  • Toll Revenue & Road Conditions: Currently, there are 109 active toll plazas operational across the country. Addressing public concerns over road quality, Abdul Aleem Khan revealed that directives have been issued to suspend toll collection on deteriorating road networks until necessary rehabilitation and repair work is fully completed. He emphasized that toll collection remains vital, as the National Highway Authority (NHA) relies entirely on these revenues to maintain current assets and finance new highway construction.

  • The Overloading Menace: The minister raised serious concerns over the systemic issue of heavy transport vehicle overloading, pointing to it as the leading cause of premature road destruction. He explained that highways structurally engineered to last for decades are being ruined within just a few years due to axle-load violations, reassuring the upper house that stricter regulatory enforcement measures are being deployed to safeguard the country's multi-billion-rupee infrastructure.
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