National Highway Authority

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National Highways Authority
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Friendly Highways
Abbreviation NHA
Formation 1991
Legal status Active
Headquarters NHA Headquarters, Islamabad
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Region served
Pakistan
Official language
Urdu
English
Chairman
Shahid Ashraf Tarar
Website www.nha.gov.pk
Highway above the River Jhelum

The National Highway Authority is responsible for building and maintaining highways and motorways in Pakistan. The objective of the NHA is to "plan, promote and organize programmes for construction, development, operation, repairs & maintenance of National Highways, Motorways & strategic roads."[1]

History

In 1978, Government of Pakistan (GoP) decided to federalise five important inter-provincial roads named " National Highways" and created the National Highway Board for monitoring the development and maintenance of these federalized roads by provincial Highway Departments.

See also

References

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