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The National Assembly has been summoned to meet on Monday, the 1st April, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the Parliament House, Islamabad
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Indus highway will be completely dualized by 2023. Karachi Northern by-pass has been made part of PSDP 2018-19. Kohat Tunnel will be got constructed by Japanese company (Standing Committee briefed)

Tuesday, 24th April, 2018

Islamabad(                  )Indus highway will be completely dualized by 2023 and Kohat Tunnel will be got constructed by Japanese Company. And some part of Indus highway will be made four lane from Dera Ghazi Khan towards Karachi side upto about 300 km. These informations have been given to the Standing Committee on Communications. The Standing Committee was told that Kohat Tunnel was, for the first time, constructed by a Japanese company. Now it is again wish of National Highway Authority (NHA) to get the tunnel constructed by the Japanese company. The Standing Committee asked about the PSDP which was approved by the Standing Committee in February 2018. The NHA authorities informed that the PSDP has been submitted to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for approval. Thereafter, further necessary action will be taken. It was hoped that PSDP would be approved in about two days. The Standing Committee was informed that Karachi Northern By-pass had been included in the PSDP of 2018-19 and the work on the project would be started in near future.

The meeting was presided over by the Chairman Standing Committee of National Assembly on Communications Mr. Muhammad MuzammilQureshi and attended byMembers National Assembly Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Shah, Mr. Sarzameen, Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik, Ms. MaizaHameed, Dr. Darshan, Mr. Nazir Ahmed Bughio, Mr. SalimRehman, Engr. Hamid-ul-Haq Khalil, Mr. Sanjay Parwani, MolanaQamar-ud-Din, Ms. NaseemaHafeezPanezai and Engr. Usman Khan Tarakai.Moreover, Secretary Communications, Chairman National Highway Authority (NHA) and several senior civil officers attended the meeting.