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Rail Transport In Pakistan
Transport in Pakistan () is extensive and varied. In recent years, new National Highways of Pakistan, national highways have been built, with the addition of Motorways of Pakistan, motorways which have improved trade and logistics within the country. Pakistan's rail network is also undergoing expansion in recent years. Airports of Pakistan, Airports and seaports have been built with the addition of foreign and domestic funding. Transportation challenges in Pakistan are escalating due to poor planning, inadequate governance, and corrupt practices. History The history of transport in modern-day Pakistan dates back to the Indus Valley civilization. The Grand Trunk Road was a major road commissioned by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century and used during the Sur Empire, Suri and Mughal Empire, Mughal periods. Trees were planted, and mosques and temples built along the road. Caravanserais were built for travelers to spend the night. Railways and Airways were developed during the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 27th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 14 million. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial, educational and economic hubs. It has been the historic capital and cultural center of the wider Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan's most Social liberalism, socially liberal, Progressivism, progressive, and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities. Origins of Lahore, Lahore's origin dates back to antiquity. The city has been inhabited for around two millennia, although it rose to prominence in the late 10th century with the establishment of the Walled City of Lahore, Walled City, its fortified interior. Lahore served as the capital of several empires during the medieval era, including the Hindu Shahis, Gha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad, Sindh
Hyderabad, also known as Neroonkot, is the capital and largest city of the Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Sindh by population, second-largest city in Sindh, after Karachi, and the List of cities in Pakistan by population, 7th largest in Pakistan. Founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of the Kalhora Dynasty, Hyderabad served as a provincial capital until the British transferred the capital to Bombay presidency, Bombay Presidency in 1840. It is about inland of Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan, to which it is connected by a direct railway and M-9 motorway (Pakistan), M-9 motorway. Toponymy The city was named in honour of Ali, the Rashidun Caliphate, fourth caliph and cousin of Muhammad. Hyderabad's name translates literally as "Lion City"—from ''haydar'', meaning "lion", and ''-abad, ābād'', which is a suffix indicating a settlement. "Lion" references Ali's valour in battle. The city was historically known as Neroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-6 Motorway (Pakistan)
The M-6 Motorway (), or the Karachi port-Sukkur–Hyderabad Motorway, is a pending motorway project in Pakistan. It will connect Karachi port to Sukkur via Hyderabad. The 306 km long M-6 motorway is the only missing vital link of North to South connectivity, i.e. from Karachi to Peshawar. The motorway will cost approximately $1.7 billion to build. The M-6 will be a six-lane motorway with a design speed of 120 km/hour, 89 bridges, 15 interchanges and 243 underpasses. The project is to be built as part of the larger Eastern Alignment of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Planned time to complete this 296 km long motorway is 29 months. China State Construction Engineering won the project after bidding process in May 2017, while the ground work was anticipated to start by August 2017 and finish by December 2019. However, the project faced delays which meant that work could not start for several years. On 13 December 2022, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-5 Motorway (Pakistan)
The M-5 motorway (), also known as Multan–Sukkur Motorway (), is a north–south motorway in Pakistan, which connects Multan with Sukkur. The motorway is a 392 km long, high-speed (120 km/h), controlled-access, six-lane motorway that forms part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. It is currently the longest motorway in Pakistan. History The approval for the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) was granted in July 2014, with an estimated cost of Rs. 200 billion (equivalent to US$ billion in ). In May 2016, the Pakistani government awarded the contract to build this section to China State Construction Engineering, with the completion date being August 2019. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed the groundbreaking on 6 May 2016, while the actual ground work started in August 2016. The M-5 motorway project forms a cornerstone of the much-larger China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. Construction covered 21 Chinese residential camps and 23 Pakistani workers camps with hundreds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multan
Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, sixth-largest city in the country; and serves as the administrative headquarters of its Multan Division, eponymous division and Multan District, district. A major cultural, religious and economic centre of the Punjab, Punjab region, Multan is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#Asia, oldest inhabited cities of Asia, with a history stretching deep into antiquity. Multan was part of the Achaemenid Empire of Iran in the early 6th century BC. The ancient city was besieged by Alexander the Great during the Mallian campaign. Later it was conquered by the Umayyad military commander Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE after the conquest of Sindh. In the 9th century, it became capital of the Emirate of Multan. The region came under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-3 Motorway (Pakistan)
The M-3 () is a north–south motorway in Pakistan, connecting the Lahore end of the M-2 to M-4 near Abdul Hakeem. The M-3 motorway is a parallel motorway of M-4 motorway and takes the eastern route from Lahore to Abdul Hakeem city, while M-4 motorway connects M-2 to the same Abdul Hakeem city. The distance between Lahore to Multan via N5 is 323 km, according to official website of National Highway Authority Inauguration The M-3 Motorway (Lahore to Abdul Hakeem Motorway) was inaugurated on 31 March 2019. The M-3 Motorway merges with M-4 Motorway at Abdul Hakeem (Darkhana). Route The M-3 Motorway starts at the M-2 Motorway after crossing the famous Ravi Toll Plaza in Lahore. It then goes southwest from Lahore and ends where it meets the M-4 motorway near the city of Abdul Hakim located near a small village named Darkhana. M-3 Motorway is a 6 lane controlled access highway with 3 rest areas along the route. The full length of 'Lahore to Abdul Hakeem' section of M-3 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanewal
Khanewal is a city and the capital of Khanewal District in Punjab, Pakistan. Khanewal also contains Pakistan's third largest railway junction. It is the 36th largest city of Pakistan by population. Etymology According to one theory, Khanewal is named after the earliest settlers here who belonged to the Daha clan (a clan of Panwar Rajput) and used ‘Khan’ in their names. That is how the city came to be known as ‘khan-e-wal’ and later became Khanewal. History Khanewal area was populated by Zayadat Khan, the forefather of the Daha family.Our History , District Khanewal. Khanewal.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 January 2022, from https://khanewal.punjab.gov.pk/history . It is said that he was originally from Dharwar but then migrated to Bahawalpur. After trying his luck in Bahawalpur, he moved to Pakpattan. Then in the 1820s, he moved to this region after getting employment under Dewan Sawan Mall. As an employee, he was made responsible for collection and payments from Talam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pir Mahal Expressway.
Pir Mahal () is a city and headquarters of Pir Mahal Tehsil of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. In March 2024, media reported that the Punjab government had approved funds to construct five expressways to connect major districts of the province. The five included approval of Rs 66 billion for the 199-km Chichawatni to Pir Mahal- Shorkot to Garhmahraja- Chowk Azam to Layyah Layyah ( Saraiki and ), previously spelled as Leiah, is a city in Layyah District of Punjab province of Pakistan. References Populated places in Toba Tek Singh District {{TobaTekSingh-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorkot
Shorkot (), (), is a city in Punjab (Pakistan) and serves as the capital of Shorkot Tehsil in Jhang District. The city is renowned for the tombs of several prominent Sufism, Sufi saints, including Sultan Bahoo, Syed Akbar Ali Shah Gilani, Syed Bahadur Ali Shah, Shah Mehmood Ghazi (known as "Ghazi Pir"), and Syed Mehboob Alam Gillani, whose tomb, located in the heart of the town, holds significant historical value. Born during the reign of Emperor Jahangir, he died in 1079 Hijri, during the rule of Emperor Aurangzeb. After meeting Syed Mehboob Alam Gillani, Aurangzeb became his disciple and granted the family a vast tract of land surrounding Shorkot. Later, Emperor Shah Alam II constructed a tomb for Pir Mehboob Alam Gillani, which remains an enduring symbol of Mughal architecture in the city's centre.''Auliya-e-Jhang'', by Iqbal Zuberi, Jhang Adabi Academy. Jhang Saddar, Pakistan (2000) Ancient history V. S. Agrawala writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Uśīna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhang
Jhang ( Punjabi / ; ; ) is the capital city of Jhang District in central Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the 13th most populous city of Pakistan. Etymology The historical name of the city and district is Jhang Sial, literally meaning the "terrain of the Sials". The word Jhang is derived from the Sanskrit word ''jāṅgala'' which means rough or forested terrain; the word Jungle also shares the same root. History The city of Jhang was built in 1288 by Rai Sial, a chief of the Sial tribe. The Sial tribe ruled this region ever since then until the last Sial ruler of Jhang, Ahmad Khan (1812 to 1822) was defeated by Ranjit Singh after fierce fighting. Under the collective rule of the Sial Khans of Jhang and other Sial sub-tribes such as the Rajbana and Bharwana, in the zenith of their power, the Sial territory of Jhang extended up to the Muzafargarh boundary in the south, and the entirety of Chiniot, Kamalia and Kabirwala . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh (, ) is a Pakistan city and capital of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province. It is surrounded by cities of Gojra, Kamalia, Rajana, Pir Mahal and Shorkot. History The city and district is named after a Sikh religious figure Tek Singh. Legend has it that Singh, a kind-hearted man, served water and provided shelter to the worn out and thirsty travelers passing by a small pond ("toba" in Punjabi) which eventually was called Toba Tek Singh, and the surrounding settlement acquired the same name. British Raj Toba Tek Singh was developed by the British toward the end of the 19th Century when a canal system was built. People from all over the Punjab moved there as farmlands were allotted to them. Most of the people who migrated there belonged to Lahore, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur District. The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the tehsil of Toba Tek Singh as follows: Tehsil of the new Lyallpur District, Punjab, lying between 30°50' and 31°23' N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
