Speaking to Federal Minister for Communications, Privatization, and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan during a briefing on Wednesday, NHA Chairman Arshad Majeed Mohmand stated as much.
According to him, the Federal Minister for Communication has instructed for the refining process to begin, and both short- and long-term policy actions have been recommended.
Corruption and incompetence were not acceptable among NHA employees, according to Abdul Aleem Khan. In addition, he indicated that the private sector may be given control over toll collection in places where there were issues with revenue collection.
He gave the National Highway Authority the order to set annual revenue targets each year, which will undoubtedly boost the organization’s income and efficiency while also making a noticeable and beneficial impact.
In addition to utilizing professional expertise, people, and existing resources, the minister recommended that the NHA implement a self-reliance policy. He said, “In the future, NHA should be a financially secure and independent entity.”
While developing a business model that satisfies contemporary criteria has become imperative, one of the government’s primary concerns was improving the means of transportation.
The speaker went on, “By instituting a new vision in NHA, we should not only enhance our capacity globally by providing our expert services to other countries but also earn a significant amount of foreign exchange.”
High-quality roadways and motorways are being built throughout the nation, according to Federal Minister for Communications, Privatization, and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan.
At a departmental briefing of the National Highway Authority (NHA), attended by the Chairman of NHA, the Federal Secretary of Communications, and other senior officers, the minister expressed the view that going forward, no motorway will be built with fewer than six lanes, and that the NHA’s top priorities will be the motorways from Karachi to Sukkhar and Sialkot, Kabul to Islamabad.
To ensure that they can meet future demands, he additionally ordered that all motorways be built with at least three lanes on one side.
He suggested building a toll plaza for high traffic and building public and private transportation in order to maximize revenue collection for the NHA.
The axle load regulations on these roads and motorways, he stated, should be rigidly enforced and should never be broken.
