Expressways of Pakistan ( ur, ) are a network of multiple-lane, high-speed toll highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated by various levels of government. All federal expressways are controlled by the

National Highway Authority The National Highway Authority (NHA; ur, ) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Communications (Pakistan), Ministry of Communications (MoCom) of Pakistan. History In 1978, the Government of Pakistan federalised five important inter-prov ...

, while others are provincially and municipally controlled. Expressways are usually higher grades than

national highways National Highways, formerly the Highways Agency and later Highways England, is a government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England. It also sets highways standards used by all f ...

, but differ from

motorways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

by having fewer access restrictions. All federal expressways are pre-fixed with the letter 'E' (for "expressway") followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle).

List of federal expressways

List of provincial expressways

* Swat Expressway ( Fatehpur, Swat and Nowshera)

List of municipal expressways

* Lyari Expressway (

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

) *

Gwadar East Bay Expressway Gwadar East Bay Expressway ( ur, , bal, دیمی زر بزرگرہ) is a municipal expressway in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. The six lane expressway was inaugurated by Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on 3 June 2022. ...

* Faisalabad Canal Expressway * Malir Expressway * Mauripur Expressway *

Lai Expressway Lai Expressway is the 17 km long under construction alternative road to connect Islamabad's IJP Road with GT Road. The initial cost of the project is estimated at PKR.70 billion. It will be built with the participation of government and private ...

( Islamabad and Rawalpindi) *

Lahore Ring Road The Lahore Ring Road () is an 85-kilometer-long (53 mi) controlled-access, orbital highway located in Lahore, Pakistan. It links to the M-2 Motorway, the M-11 Motorway, and the N5 National Highway while going around the city of Lahore. ...

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National Highway Authority

Pakistan National Highways & Motorway Police
{{Roads in Pakistan * Expressways *

List of federal expressways

List of provincial expressways

List of municipal expressways

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