Overview
- The Asian Development Bank and Pakistan’s National Highway Authority signed an agreement to develop two M6 motorway sections under a public‑private partnership model.
- The agreement was signed by ADB Country Director Emma Fan and NHA Member PPP Ijaz Ahmed, with senior ADB and NHA officials in attendance.
- ADB will run feasibility studies, design a bankable PPP structure, oversee a transparent bidding process, and help the project reach commercial and financial close.
- The plan calls for a 120‑kilometre, six‑lane stretch starting from Hyderabad with modern tolling, traffic control, and safety systems.
- The project targets the missing link on the Peshawar–Karachi corridor, which could shorten trips for freight and travelers and ease trade once construction follows financing.