Roads in Pakistan () are generally classified as federal, provincial and municipal roads.

Federal roads

Federal roads are controlled by the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...

and maintained by the

National Highway Authority The National Highway Authority (NHA; ) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Communications of Pakistan. History In 1978, the Government of Pakistan federalised five important inter-provincial roads and named them ''National Highways''. Th ...

. They are divided into three classes.

National highways

Motorways

Expressways

Provincial and territorial roads

Provincial and territorial roads are controlled by the respective provincial and territorial governments of Pakistan and maintained by each province's Highway Authority.

Islamabad Capital Territory

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Provincial Highways of Khyber Pakthunkhwa consists of all public highways maintained by Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority under the Department of Transportation maintains over of roadways organized into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provides access to major population centers. All provincial highways in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are pre-fixed with the letter 'S' followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), i.e. S-1, S-2, S-3, etc.

Gilgit-Baltistan

Provincial Highways of Gilgit-Baltistan consists of all public highways maintained by

Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...

. The Gilgit-Baltistan Highway Department under the Planning & Development Department maintains over of roadways organised into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centers.

Punjab

Provincial Highways of Punjab consists of all public highways maintained by

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

. The

Punjab Highway Department The Punjab Highway Department (Urdu, Punjabi: ) constructs and maintains the provincial highways in Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and depen ...

under the Department of Transportation maintains over of roadways organized into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centres.

Sindh

Provincial Highways of Sindh consists of all public highways maintained by

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

. The Sindh Highways Department under the Works & Services Department maintains over of roadways organised into various classifications which criss-cross the province and provide access to major population centers.

Municipal roads

Municipal roads are controlled by the respective district governments or city governments.

Azad Kashmir

* Roads in Kotli * Roads in Muzaffarabad *

Roads in Mirpur A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. The wo ...

Balochistan

Roads in Gwadar A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. The wo ...

* Roads in Quetta * Roads in Turbat

Gilgit-Baltistan

* Roads in Gilgit * Roads in Skardu

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

* Roads in Abbottabad *

Roads in Mardan A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are Road surface, p ...

Roads in Peshawar A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. The wo ...

Punjab

Roads in Faisalabad Motorways * M4 Motorway (Pakistan) (Pindi Bhattian) - (Multan) * M3 Motorway (Pakistan) (Lahore) - (Abdul Hakeem) Highways * Faisalabad Canal Expressway Main Roads Flyovers in Faisalabad * Nishatabad Flyover * Abdullahpur Flyover * novelt ...

* Roads in Lahore * Roads in Multan *

Roads in Rawalpindi A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. The wo ...

Sindh

Roads in Hyderabad A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are Road surface, p ...

* Roads in Karachi * Roads in Sukkur

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Federal roads

National highways

Motorways

Expressways

Provincial and territorial roads

Islamabad Capital Territory

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gilgit-Baltistan

Punjab

Sindh

Municipal roads

Azad Kashmir

Balochistan

Gilgit-Baltistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Punjab

Sindh

See also

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