The N-5 or National Highway 5 (Urdu: ) is an 1819 km national highway in Pakistan, which extends from Karachi in Sindh to Torkham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Route
The N-5 is the longest national highway in Pakistan and serves as an important north–south road artery, starting from Karachi and extending through Hyderabad, Moro and Sukkur in Sindh before crossing into Punjab province where it passes through Multan, Sahiwal, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lalamusa, Kharian, Jhelum and Rawalpindi. At Rawalpindi, it turns westwards and passes through Attock Khurd before crossing the Indus River into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to continue through Nowshera and Peshawar before entering the Khyber Pass and reaching the town of Torkham on the border with Afghanistan. Of its total length, 1021 km is in Punjab, 671 km in Sindh, and 165 km in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is managed by the National Highway Authority.
Upgradation The federal government has approved a major upgrade of the Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road (N-5) for conversion into a uniform three-lane carriageway.
History
Part of the highway was built on the ancient Grand Trunk Road (commonly known as G.T. Road) which came under jurisdiction of the new state after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. The historical Grand Trunk Route extended from Wagha, Punjab to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The original highways were Peshawar-Torkham Road, Grand Trunk Road (Peshawar-Lahore), Lahore-Multan Road, Multan-Bahawalpur Road, KLP Road (Bahawal Pur-Rahim Yar Khan), Karachi-Rahim Yar Khan Road.
Junctions and interchanges
Sindh NumberLocation Km marker no1Karachi 002Thatta 943Kotri 1454Hyderabad 1635Matiari1906New Saeedabad 2297 Sabu Rahu 2408Sakrand 2509Sukhio Manahejo 26410Kazi Ahmed 27511 Nawab wali muhammad29112Daulatpur 30213Shahpur Jehanian 31014Moro32015Naushahro Feroze 34516Bhiria 35617Kandiaro 37318Kotri Kabir 39119Ranipur 41320Kot Diji 43721Khairpur 45822Sukkur 47023Pano Akil 51524Ghotki 54325Sarhad 55426Mirpur Mathelo 56827Daharki 58228Ubauro 596
Punjab NumberLocation Km marker no28Kot Sabzal 61229Sanjarpur 62030Sadiqabad 63731Iqbalabad 65532Sheikh wahan 67733Mianwali Quraishan 68734Sardar Garh 69335Zahir Pir 70736Fatehpur Kamal 71937Khan Bela 73438Tarinda Muhammad Panah 75639Ahmadpur East 79240Deran 79441Nurpur Nauranga 81442Khanqah Sharif 82943Bahawalpur 84444Lodhran 86045Shah Naal 87246Jella Arian 88347Basti Maluk 89648Lar 91549Multan 93750 Qadirpur Ran95751Khanewal 98052Musa Virk 102053Mian Channu 102654Harappa 108255Sahiwal 110256Qadirabad 111457Okara 113458Renala Khurd 115159Akhtarabad 116160Wan Radha Ram 116861Pattoki 118062Bhai Pheru 120463Manga 122064Chung 123965Lahore 127166Ferozewala 126067Kala Shah Kaku127268Muridke 128769Kamoke 130770Eimanabad Mord131671Gujranwala 132872Ghakhar 134773Wazirabad 136274Gujrat 138075Lala Musa 139776Kharian 141277Sarai Alamgir 142678Jhelum 143279Dina 144880Sohawa 147381Gujar Khan 149182Mandra 150583Rawat, (Islamabad Capital Territory)152284Islamabad, Islamabad Highway Junction, Defence Housing Authority, Bahria Town (Islamabad Capital Territory)152485Adyala Road, Rawalpindi154086Islamabad, Road junction to Islamabad Main City, Tarnol, Link to New Gandhara Intn'l Airport, Sangjani, CDA New Sectors (Islamabad Capital Territory)155187John Nicholson's obelisk 156588Taxila 156989Wah Cantt 157990Hasan Abdal 158591Burhan 159592Sanjwal Cantt 1601.01293Lawrencepur 160294Hattian 160995Kamra 161196Goundal 161897Haji Shah 161998Attock Khurd 1621
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NumberLocation Km marker no99Jehangira 1640100Nowshera 1657101Pabbi 1678102Peshawar 1700
FATA NumberLocation Km marker no103Jamrud 1718104Shagai Fort 1725105Torkham 1756
Electronic Toll & Traffic Management (ETTM)
There are 25 Electronic Toll & Traffic Management (ETTM) System Based Toll Plazas of National Highways. 1Iqbal Shaheed2Harro3Sangjani4Mandra5Tarakki6Jhelum7Chenab8Gujranwala9Kala Sha kaku 10Pattoki11Okara12Harappa13Main channu14Khanewal15Basti Malook 16Sutlej17Ahmedpur Sharqia 18Khan Bela19Iqbalabad 20Ubauro21Rohri22Ranipur23Kandiaro24Moro25Saeedabad26Sassui
References
External links Official website of National Highway Authority