Pakistan, Jan. 29 -- The National Highway Authority (NHA), the country's top transportation infrastructure body, owes over Rs 73,000 million to various contractors for approximately 40 construction projects nationwide due to severe financial constraints.

As per documents available with Daily Times, the NHA has launched over 37 development schemes across the country which includes building of new roads, construction of bridges, rehabilitation, dualization, up-gradation and others.

Non-payments of said payments to the relevant construction companies also causing delay in completion of projects in stipulated time. "Although restricted working hours by concerned provincial or local governments, worst law and order situations, hurdles by loc...