National Highways of Pakistan ( ur, ) are a network of toll highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated by the National Highways Authority under the

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. It maintains of roadways organized into various classifications which crisscross the country and provide access to major population centers. National Highways are not to be confused with provincial highways, which are roads maintained by the respective provinces. Pakistan's national highways include the famous

Grand Trunk Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...

Indus Highway The Indus Highway ( ur, ), also known as National Highway 55 (N-55) ( ur, ), is a 1264 km long two to four-lane national highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting the port city of Karachi with the northwestern city ...

Karakoram Highway The Karakoram Highway ( ur, , translit=śāhirāh qarāquram; known by its initials KKH, also known as N-35 or National Highway 35 ( ur, ) or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway) is a national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in ...

and

Makran Coastal Highway The N-10 or National Highway 10 (Urdu: ) is a 653 km national highway in Pakistan which extends along Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast from Karachi in Sindh province to Gwadar in Balochistan province. It passes the towns of Ormara and Pasni. ...

. All national highways in Pakistan are pre-fixed with the letter 'N' (for "national") followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), e.g. "N-5". Each numerical designation is separated by five numerals, i.e. N-5, N-10, N-15, etc. National Highways are distinct from Strategic Highways, which begin with the prefix 'S' and are controlled and operated by the

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List of National Highways

List of Provincial Highways

Gilgit-Baltistan

Provincial Highways of Gilgit-Baltistan The Provincial Highways of Gilgit-Baltistan consists of all public highways maintained by Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The Gilgit-Baltistan Highway Department under the Planning & Development Department maintains over of roadways organised into v ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Provincial Highways of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Provincial Highways of Khyber Pakthunkhwa consists of all public highways maintained by the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority under the Department of Transportation maintains over of roadways organis ...

Punjab

Provincial Highways of Punjab The Provincial Highways of Punjab consists of all public highways maintained by the Pakistani province of Punjab. The Punjab Highway Department under the Department of Transportation maintains over of roadways organised into various classificati ...

Sindh

Provincial Highways of Sindh The Provincial Highways of Sindh consists of all public highways maintained by Sindh province, Pakistan. The Sindh Highways Department under the Government of Sindh, Works & Services Department maintains over of roadways organised into various clas ...

List of Strategic Highways

External links

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