Transportation Infrastructure | MCQs

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The current Federal Minister of Railways in Pakistan is Muhammad Hanif Abbasi

 Sworn in on 07 March 2025

 He replaced Sardar Awais Laghari

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The Makran Coastal Highway (N10) spans 653 km (406 mi).

It connecting Karachi to Gwadar.

Construction began in 2002.

It was completed in 2004, with the highway operational since 2004.

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The National Highway Authority (NHA) manages 39 national highways, motorways, and expressways.

It totaling 12,131 kilometers in length.

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The N-10 or National Highway 10 is a national highway which extends along Arabian Sea coast from Karachi in Sindh province to Gwadar in Balochistan province.

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The M4  is a north–south motorway in Pakistan that connects the cities of Faisalabad and Multan.

The 309 km motorway also connects to the M2, M3 and M5 motorways.

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The Grand Trunk Road is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads.

It is formerly known as Uttarapath, Sadak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sadak, and Long Walk

Length: 3,655 km (2,271 mi)

Status: Currently functional

Existed before 322 BCE–present

For at least 2,500 years, it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent.

History: Mauryan, Sur, Mughal, and British Empires

East end: Teknaf, Bangladesh

West end: Kabul, Afghanistan

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Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan signed a tripartite agreement to connect the three countries through a rail network known as UAP Railway project.

Through the Kharlachi border crossing, the ‘Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP)’ rail link will enter Pakistan.

The other name is Trans-Afghan project.

Agrement sign on 18.07.2023

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The Green Line bus service will comprise of 80 hybrid buses that will ply a route of 22 kilometers from Surjani to the Municipal Park near Jama Cloth market with, 23 stations located on each km in Karachi.

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• Know about UAP railway project (tri-nation rail link)

• Project Name: UAP Trans Rail Road

• Signed on 17 July 2023

• Between: Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan

• Pakistan Ministry: Railways

• Areas: Termiz in Uzbekistan, Mazar-i-Sharif and Logar in Afghanistan, and culminate in Pakistan via the Kharlachi border crossing in Kurram.