The N-5 or National Highway 5 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۵) is a 1819 km national highway in Pakistan,[1] which extends from Karachi in Sindh to Torkham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Route
The N-5 is the longest national highway in Pakistan and serves as an important north–south road artery, starting from Karachi and extending through Hyderabad, Moro and Sukkur in Sindh before crossing into Punjab province where it passes through Multan, Sahiwal, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lalamusa, Kharian, Jhelum and Rawalpindi. At Rawalpindi, it turns westwards and passes through Attock Khurd before crossing the Indus River into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to continue through Nowshera and Peshawar before entering the Khyber Pass and reaching the town of Torkham on the border with Afghanistan. Of its total length, 1021 km is in Punjab, 671 km in Sindh, and 165 km in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is managed by the National Highway Authority.
History
Part of the highway was built on the ancient Grand Trunk Road (commonly known as G.T. Road) which came under jurisdiction of the new state after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.[2] The historical Grand Trunk Route extended from Wagha, Punjab to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[citation needed] The original highways were Peshawar-Torkham Road, Grand Trunk Road (Peshawar-Lahore), Lahore-Multan Road, Multan-Bahawalpur Road, KLP Road (Bahawal Pur-Rahim Yar Khan), Karachi-Rahim Yar Khan Road.[citation needed]
Junctions and interchanges
Sindh
| Number | Location | Km marker no |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi | 00 |
| 2 | Thatta | 94 |
| 3 | Kotri | 145 |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 163 |
| 5 | Matiari | 190 |
| 6 | New Saeedabad | 229 |
| 7 | Sabu Rahu | 240 |
| 8 | Sakrand | 250 |
| 9 | Sukhio Manahejo | 264 |
| 10 | Kazi Ahmed | 275 |
| 11 | Nawab wali muhammad | 291 |
| 12 | Daulatpur | 302 |
| 13 | Shahpur Jehanian | 310 |
| 14 | Moro | 320 |
| 15 | Naushahro Feroze | 345 |
| 16 | Bhiria | 356 |
| 17 | Kandiaro | 373 |
| 18 | Kotri Kabir | 391 |
| 19 | Ranipur | 413 |
| 20 | Kot Diji | 437 |
| 21 | Khairpur | 458 |
| 22 | Sukkur | 470 |
| 23 | Pano Akil | 515 |
| 24 | Ghotki | 543 |
| 25 | Sarhad | 554 |
| 26 | Mirpur Mathelo | 568 |
| 27 | Daharki | 582 |
| 28 | Ubauro | 596 |
Punjab
| Number | Location | Km marker no |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Kot Sabzal | 612 |
| 29 | Sanjarpur | 620 |
| 30 | Sadiqabad | 637 |
| 31 | Iqbalabad | 655 |
| 32 | Sheikh wahan | 677 |
| 33 | Mianwali Quraishan | 687 |
| 34 | Sardar Garh | 693 |
| 35 | Zahir Pir | 707 |
| 36 | Fatehpur Kamal | 719 |
| 37 | Khan Bela | 734 |
| 38 | Tarinda Muhammad Panah | 756 |
| 39 | Ahmadpur East | 792 |
| 40 | Deran | 794 |
| 41 | Nurpur Nauranga | 814 |
| 42 | Khanqah Sharif | 829 |
| 43 | Bahawalpur | 844 |
| 44 | Lodhran | 860 |
| 45 | Shah Naal | 872 |
| 46 | Jella Arian | 883 |
| 47 | Basti Maluk | 896 |
| 48 | Lar | 915 |
| 49 | Multan | 937 |
| 50 | Qadirpur Ran | 957 |
| 51 | Khanewal | 980 |
| 52 | Musa Virk | 1020 |
| 53 | Mian Channu | 1026 |
| 54 | Harappa | 1082 |
| 55 | Sahiwal | 1102 |
| 56 | Qadirabad | 1114 |
| 57 | Okara | 1134 |
| 58 | Renala Khurd | 1151 |
| 59 | Akhtarabad | 1161 |
| 60 | Wan Radha Ram | 1168 |
| 61 | Pattoki | 1180 |
| 62 | Bhai Pheru | 1204 |
| 63 | Manga | 1220 |
| 64 | Chung | 1239 |
| 65 | Lahore | 1271 |
| 66 | Ferozewala | 1260 |
| 67 | Kala Shah Kaku | 1272 |
| 68 | Muridke | 1287[3] |
| 69 | Kamoke | 1307 |
| 70 | Eimanabad Mord | 1316 |
| 71 | Gujranwala | 1328 |
| 72 | Ghakhar | 1347 |
| 73 | Wazirabad | 1362 |
| 74 | Gujrat | 1380 |
| 75 | Lala Musa | 1397 |
| 76 | Kharian | 1412 |
| 77 | Sarai Alamgir | 1426 |
| 78 | Jhelum | 1432 |
| 79 | Dina | 1448 |
| 80 | Sohawa | 1473 |
| 81 | Gujar Khan | 1491 |
| 82 | Mandra | 1505 |
| 83 | Rawat, (Islamabad Capital Territory) | 1522 |
| 84 | Islamabad, Islamabad Highway Junction, Defence Housing Authority, Bahria Town (Islamabad Capital Territory) | 1524 |
| 85 | Rawalpindi | 1540 |
| 86 | Islamabad, Road junction to Islamabad Main City, Tarnol, Link to New Gandhara Intn'l Airport, Sangjani, CDA New Sectors (Islamabad Capital Territory) | 1551 |
| 87 | John Nicholson's obelisk | 1565 |
| 88 | Taxila | 1569 |
| 89 | Wah Cantt | 1579 |
| 90 | Hasan Abdal | 1585 |
| 91 | Burhan | 1595 |
| 92 | Sanjwal Cantt | 1601.012 |
| 93 | Lawrencepur | 1602 |
| 94 | Hattian | 1609 |
| 95 | Kamra | 1611 |
| 96 | Goundal | 1618 |
| 97 | Haji Shah | 1619 |
| 98 | Attock Khurd | 1621 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| Number | Location | Km marker no |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Jehangira | 1640 |
| 100 | Nowshera | 1657 |
| 101 | Pabbi | 1678 |
| 102 | Peshawar | 1700 |
FATA
| Number | Location | Km marker no |
|---|---|---|
| 103 | Jamrud | 1718 |
| 104 | Shagai Fort | 1725 |
| 105 | Torkham | 1756 |
Electronic Toll & Traffic Management (ETTM)
There are 25 Electronic Toll & Traffic Management (ETTM) System Based Toll Plazas of National Highways.
| 1 | Iqbal Shaheed |
| 2 | Harro |
| 3 | Sangjani |
| 4 | Mandra |
| 5 | Tarakki |
| 6 | Jhelum |
| 7 | Chenab |
| 8 | Gujranwala |
| 9 | Kala Sha kaku |
| 10 | Pattoki |
| 11 | Okara |
| 12 | Harappa |
| 13 | Main channu |
| 14 | Khanewal |
| 15 | Basti Malook |
| 16 | Sutlej |
| 17 | Ahmedpur Sharqia |
| 18 | Khan Bela |
| 19 | Iqbalabad |
| 20 | Ubauro |
| 21 | Rohri |
| 22 | Ranipur |
| 23 | Kandiaro |
| 24 | Moro |
| 25 | Saeedabad |
| 26 | Sassui |
References
- ^ Amin Ahmed (1 January 2021). "China to provide $100m grant for road project". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ The Concept N5 Highway Pakistan (GT Road). Raja Afsar Khan. 1999. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "N5 National Highway". National Highway Authority website. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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