Govt will soon initiate work on Karachi-Lahore motorway: PM Nawaz

Published December 30, 2014
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. — Reuters/File
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. — Reuters/File

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday that the government will soon initiate work on the Karachi-Lahore motorway project, said a report published on Radio Pakistan.

Nawaz was addressing the annual awards ceremony of National Highways and Motorways Police in the federal capital.

The premier said the experience of constructing a motorway was successful, adding that more motorways projects will be started in the country.

Praising the services of Motorways and Highways police, Nawaz said many programmes were being implemented from the grass-root level in order to make highways safe.

The report further said that the premier directed the concerned authorities for enhancing efficiency of the Motorways Police and the recruitment of staff in a transparent manner.

The PM expressed hope that the Motorways Police would provide assistance to at least five thousand travellers on a daily basis, and vowed to implement a policy of zero tolerance with regards to corruption and misbehaviour with the travellers.

Nawaz expressed his determination to make the Motorways Police the best police force in the world.

While concluding the ceremony, the premier distributed awards to Motorways Police personnel who showed exemplary performance in discharging their professional duties.

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