National Highways Authority of Pakistan
{{short description|Federal government agency in Pakistan}}
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{{Nastaliq|مقتدرہ قومی شاہرات}}
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| abbreviation = NHA
| formation = {{Start date and age|1991}}
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| status = Active
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| headquarters = Islamabad, Pakistan
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| coords = {{Coord|28.583689|N|77.057886|E|display=title}}
| region_served = {{flag|Pakistan}}
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| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Arshad Majeed Mohmand{{cite web | url=https://www.app.com.pk/national/arshad-majeed-mohmand-assumes-leadership-as-nha-chairman/ | title=Arshad Majeed Mohmand assumes leadership as NHA Chairman | date=3 November 2023 }}
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| website = [http://www.nha.gov.pk official website of National Highway Authority]
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The National Highway Authority (NHA; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|مقتدرہ قومی شاہرات}}}}) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Communications of Pakistan.{{cite web |title=National Highway Authority |url=https://nha.gov.pk |website=nha.gov.pk |publisher=National Highways Authority |access-date=10 September 2024 |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://nha.gov.pk/en/responsibilities/|title=Responsibilities – National Highways Authority|website=nha.gov.pk|access-date=2016-05-11}}
History
In 1978, the Government of Pakistan federalised five important inter-provincial roads and named them National Highways.{{Cite web|url=http://nha.gov.pk/en/about-nha/|title=About NHA – National Highways Authority|website=nha.gov.pk|access-date=2016-05-11}} That same year, the National Highway Board was set up to monitor the development and maintenance of these federalised roads by provincial highway departments. In 1991, the Highway Authority of Pakistan Act was passed to monitor the works and administration of national highways, motorways, expressways and strategic roads.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Function
The function of the NHA is to plan, develop, operate, repair and maintain all roads entrusted to the NHA by the Government of Pakistan. The NHA is the custodian of 39 national highways, motorways, expressways and strategic roads, combining for a total length of 12,131 kilometers (4.6% of the national road network). The NHA is committed to provide a safe, modern and efficient transportation system and play an important role in the development of Pakistan's micro and macro economy by enhancing national integration.{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1671658 |author=Majeed Gill|date=27 January 2022|title=(National Highway Authority) NHA repair work suspended: Travel turns hazardous on overhead bridge |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=3 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nha.gov.pk/FAQs/FAQs.asp|title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=National Highway Authority website|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070703012447/http://www.nha.gov.pk/FAQs/FAQs.asp |archive-date =3 July 2007}}
See also
{{Portal|Roads|Pakistan}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nha.gov.pk/ National Highway Authority]
- [http://nha.gov.pk/en/nha-tender/all-tenders/ Tenders in NHA]
- [http://nha.gov.pk/en/at-glance/ NHA at a glance]
{{Ministry of Communications (Pakistan)}}
{{Pakistan Motorways}}
{{National Highways of Pakistan}}
Category:Pakistan federal departments and agencies
Category:Pakistani road authorities
Category:Regulatory authorities of Pakistan
Category:1991 establishments in Pakistan