PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Communication and Works Minister Akbar AyubKhan said Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to inaugurate Swat motorwayon 25th of next month.
Radio Pakistan reported that the work on the construction of 81kilometre-long Swat Motorway would be completed by May at a cost of Rs34billion.
The provincial minister said that the motorway has been linked withPeshawar-Islamabad Motorway at Karnal Sher Khan Interchange near Swabi.
“The Swat motorway will boost tourism, trade and economic activities inMalakand and Mardan divisions,” he added.
Last month, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had said thatextension of Swat Motorway would bring economic revolution in the province.
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The CM said that it would promote tourism and industry, besides creatingnew job opportunities in the province.
The Swat motorway would be extended from Chakdara to Mingora to facilitatethe masses, sources said.
