Upgrading Pakistan’s transport network will boost regional trade flows, and allow Pakistan to benefit from its position as a transit artery for goods passing through its Arabian seaports on the way to other countries in South and Central Asia, and to the People’s Republic of China.
ADB has been assisting Pakistan on the upgrading of its north-south highway highways, high-speed motorways, and provincial farm to market and intercity connections, maintain road assets and ensure safety on the roads being rehabilitated or constructed.
ADB is also working with the government to improve infrastructure at key border crossing points with neighboring countries, strengthen transport policies and regional trade in line with government’s vision and CAREC’s Transport and Trade facilitation Strategy.
Pakistan is member of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation, or CAREC, program, which groups together 11 countries and development partners to promote sustainable development through cooperation.
Original source: ADB
Published on 30 August 2019
