Government Greenlights Two Six‑Lane Motorways via Private‑Sector Partnerships

On July 3, the Public‑Private Partnership Authority (P3A), chaired by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, approved hiring the IFC as transaction adviser for Islamabad development and bulk infrastructure projects  . They granted in-principle approval for the 69 km Sialkot–Kharian Motorway (M‑12) at Rs 79 billion (with Rs 21 billion in viability gap funding), plus the 117.6 km Kharian–Rawalpindi Motorway (M‑13) costing Rs 202.6 billion (with Rs 40 billion VGF)  . These six‑lane greenfield projects, to be bid internationally under PPP models, aim to boost industrial connectivity and ease fiscal pressure through private capital  .