Pakistan and the US signed a project implementation agreement to complete the N-25 highway connecting Chaman to Kalat through Quetta, Balochistan.
The agreement, signed by US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson and Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, provides $64 million to the Government of Pakistan for this crucial infrastructure project, with an additional $26 million to be allocated at a future date.
The rehabilitation of the highway will restore a major trade route between Afghanistan and the Central Asian states. The highway will also establish a vital link between Balochistan and the rest of Pakistan, reaching all the way to Karachi.
