TRANSPORTATION OF PAKISTAN
Pakistan is a country that has an extensive and varied transportation system. In recent years, there has been considerable investment in the transportation infrastructure of the country. From the 1990s onward, the Pakistan's National Highway Authority has been developing a network of modern motorways that connects nearly every major city in Pakistan. These infrastructural improvements have contributed to an acceleration of economic growth.
The Pakistan Railways have also progressed by acquiring new locomotives from China. The ports have also been developing to deal with the endless demands for imports and exports the country is facing.
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» Railways: total: 8,163 km
» broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified; 1,037 km double track)
» narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (1996 est.) (2000)
» Highways:total: 247,811 km
» paved: 141,252 km (including 339 km of expressways)
» unpaved: 106,559 km (1998)
» Waterways: none
» Pipelines: crude oil 250 km; petroleum products 885 km; natural gas 4,044 km (1987)
» Ports and harbors: Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim
» Merchant marine:total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 240,605 GRT/367,040 DWT
» Ships by type: cargo 13, container 3, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)
» Airports: 117 (2000 est.)
» Airports - with paved
» Runways:
» total: 82
» over 3,047 m: 12
» 2,438 to 3,047 m: 21
» 1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
» 914 to 1,523 m: 14
» under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
» Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 35
» 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
» 914 to 1,523 m: 11
» under 914 m: 17 (2000 est.)
» Heliports: 8 (2000 est.)