Nahqi Tunnel

{{Short description|Road tunnel in Pakistan}}

{{Infobox tunnel

| name = Nahqi Tunnel

| location = Halimzai tehsil of Mohmand District, Pakistan

| startwork = 2014

| opened = 27 September 2017

| owner =

| engineer = NESPAK

| construction = Frontier Works Organization (FWO)

| length = 754 meters

| width = 8.1 meters

}}

The Nahqi Tunnel is a two-lane, bi-directional road tunnel with a D-shaped cross-section located in Mohmand District, Pakistan.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Asif-Riaz-2/publication/304138324_Tunnel_support_design_by_comparison_of_empirical_and_finite_element_analysis_of_the_Nahakki_tunnel_in_Mohmand_Agency_Pakistan/links/577d60ac08aeaee3b27e3b7f/Tunnel-support-design-by-comparison-of-empirical-and-finite-element-analysis-of-the-Nahakki-tunnel-in-Mohmand-Agency-Pakistan.pdf It was constructed by the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and opened by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa.{{cite web | url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1519640/nahakki-tunnel-passage-saves-time | title=Nahakki Tunnel: A passage that saves time | date=30 September 2017 }} The tunnel is 751 meters long and cost Rs. 2.4 billion ($23 million) to build.{{Cite web|url=https://pakistan.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_pf/features/2017/10/05/feature-01|title=In photos: the construction of Nahakki Tunnel in Mohmand Agency}}

This tunnel is part of a larger project that includes an expressway between Ghallanai, the headquarters of Mohmand District, and Nahakki Yusaf Khel in the first phase of the project. The expressway is expected to reduce travel time between Peshawar, Mohmand District, and Bajaur.{{cite web | url=https://geologydesk.com/longest-tunnel-in-pakistan/ | title=Top 6 Longest Tunnels in Pakistan | date=14 August 2022 }}