Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), inaugurated the 39-kilometre Shahrah-e-Bhutto Expressway on Friday. The project, which also saw the groundbreaking of its strategic extension from Qayyumabad to Karachi Port, was a major milestone for Karachi’s urban mobility and economic connectivity.
The PPP chief said the completion of Shahrah-e-Bhutto reflected his party’s commitment to modern infrastructure and public welfare. “Karachi is the economic engine of Pakistan, and its future depends on modern connectivity, efficient transport systems and sustainable infrastructure,” he added.
The expressway, developed as a six-lane controlled-access corridor with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour, has been completed at a total cost of Rs54.814 billion. The extension project from Qayyumabad to Karachi Port would strengthen connectivity between the city’s industrial zones and port infrastructure, he said.
The PPP chairman further said the new expressway would significantly reduce travel time between central Karachi and the M-9 Motorway while easing traffic congestion on existing routes. “This expressway is not merely a road; it is a new economic corridor that will support trade, investment, industrial growth and employment generation,” he added.