Saudi Arabia pledges Rs3.4 billion for construction of Swat Expressway

Saudi Arabia has pledged Rs3.4 billion in financial aid to Pakistan for the construction of Swat Expressway.

The 113-kilometre long Swat Expressway will connect Chakdara with Kalam, Radio Pakistan reported quoting official sources.

The Swat Expressway, which is currently under construction in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), stretches from Nowshera to Chakdara in Swat district, passing through Swabi, Mardan, and Malakand districts.



The four-lane expressway will go a long way in boosting trade, business and tourism in Malakand Division of the province.

The construction of the expressway began in August last year with an estimated cost of Rs38 billion and was expected to be completed in 15 months. With completion of this project, the travel time from Nowshera to Chakdara will reduce from three hours to just one hour.