N-25 National Highway

The N-25 or National Highway 25 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ 25‎) is an 813 km national highway in Pakistan which extends along from Karachi in Sindh province to Chaman in Balochistan province. It was previously known as the Regional Cooperation for Development Highway (RCD Highway). Also known as killer highway[1]

National Highway N–25
قومی شاہراہ 25
Route information
Part of
Maintained by National Highway Authority
Length813 km (505 mi)
Major junctions
FromKarachi
ToChaman
Location
Major citiesBela, Khuzdar, Kalat, Quetta
Highway system
Roads in Pakistan
N-25 as a Dual-Carriageway in Western Karachi.
N-25 near Khuzdar, Balochistan.
Map of National Highways of Pakistan also indicating N25

Route

The N-25 National Highway or RCD Highway connects Balochistan with a number of provinces and cities in Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. It is 813 km long, it starts from Shershah Colony, Karachi, passing through Bela, Khuzdar, Kalat, Quetta and Chaman and continuing into Afghanistan, It then joins N-40 (National Highway 40 Quetta-Taftan International Border Circuit) which leads it via Naukundi to Road 84 in Iran and through various Iranian Highways to Turkey and onwards Europe. The highway also has a recent connection to Gwadar. It also passes through many towns in Balochistan. Over 150 commercial vans and coaches move between the port city of Karachi and Quetta. It is a major road for Balochistan, connecting the province with the rest of Pakistan.

History

The RCD Highway was constructed under a treaty between Pakistan, Iran and Turkey and was first constructed during the regime of Sardar Attaullah Mengal as Chief Minister of Balochistan.

The Karachi segment was revamped in 2017 and highway lights were installed till Hub River Bridge. It is known for frequent collisions between vehicles and is named as killer highway. According to Sama news bureau every year about 6000 people are being killed due to accidents taking place on this road while according to Pakistan Bureau of Statics 3000 to 4000 thousand people dying owing to accidents on N25 road. Due to lack of resources in Province accurate figures are unable to attain and it differs On 12 March 2020, a humanitarian organisation namely Balochistan Youth And Civil Society oganised a LongMarch on foot from Karachi to Quetta in order to draw the attention of government towards the seriousness of the matter.As they demanded to construct 4 lane road from Chaman to Karachi to avoid the accidents as the figures rising per month more than hundred deaths are being recorded.

See also

References
  1. Shah, Syed Ali (2019-02-12). "Over-speeding, driver's negligence main reason for Bela bus inferno: JIT report". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-02-11.


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