Pakistan, March 29 -- Sindh has raised concerns about the federal government's decision to fund a Rs436 billion motorway focused on Punjab, bypassing the Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway. The new project is part of the Lahore-Sahiwal-Bahawalnagar motorway and has been approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec). However, Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani argued that this move ignores the previously declared priority of the Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway.

Ghani highlighted that the Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway, which is 306 km long, has not yet started due to a lack of funding. This project is seen as crucial for connecting the South-North road network in Pakistan. Ghani pointed out that the Rs436 billion allocated for the Laho...