ISLAMABAD, 16 MAY (DNA) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will perform the ground breaking of 285 kilometers long Dera Ismail Khan – Hakla motorway on Tuesday. The project is part of western route of China Pakistan Economic Corridor and will be completed at a cost of 129.782 billion rupees in two years.

 The project includes construction of several bridges and interchanges. It will bring enormous economic benefits to the less developed parts of the country. In another development, Chief of naval staff Admiral Zakaullah called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Monday.

They discussed professional matters and preparedness of Pakistan Navy to deal with any challenge. The Prime Minister appreciated the role of Pakistan Navy in defending the maritime borders of the motherland. DNA