Which Motorways Are Ready To Be Used As Runways In Any Emergency?

Which motorways are ready to be used as runways in any emergency?

کونسی موٹرویز کسی بھی ہنگامی صورتحال میں رن وے کے طور پر استعمال ہونے کے لیے تیار ہیں؟

M1 and M2
M1 M2 and M3
M3 and M4
M2

Explanation

M1 and M2 motorways are ready to be used as runways in any emergency.

All motorways in Pakistan are prefixed with the letter 'M' (for "Motorway")

There are a total of 16 motorways

There are a total of 11 of which are operational,

while

some are under construction and others are planned.

List of motorways

Name		Route	Length (km)	Lanes	Completion Year	Status	Remarks
	M-1 Motorway	Peshawar–Islamabad	155	6	2007	Operational
	M-2 Motorway	Islamabad–Lahore	367	6	1997	Operational	Repaved in 2016
	M-3 Motorway	Lahore–Abdul Hakeem	230	6	2019	Operational	Construction began in December 2015.
	M-4 Motorway	Pindi Bhattian–Multan	309	4-6	2019	Operational	Construction began in 2009.
	M-5 Motorway	Multan–Sukkur	392	6	2019	Operational	Construction began in May 2016.
	M-6 Motorway	Sukkur-Hyderabad	306	6	2024	Under Construction	Ground breaking done on 13 December 2022
	M-7 Motorway	Dadu–Hub	270	N/A	N/A	Planned
	M-8 Motorway	Ratodero–Gwadar	892	2	2022	Partially Operational Under Construction
	M-9 Motorway	Hyderabad–Karachi	136	6	2018	Operational	Upgradation planned into 8 lanes.
	M-10 Motorway	Karachi Northern Bypass	57	2	2007	Operational	Proposed for expansion into 4 lane.
	M-11 Motorway	Lahore–Sialkot	103	4	2020	Operational	Construction started in 2018
	M-12 Motorway	Sialkot – Kharian	69	4	2024	Under Construction	Construction started in September 2021
	M-13 Motorway	Kharian - Rawalpindi	117	4	2024	Under Construction
	M-14 Motorway	Islamabad–D.I Khan	285	4	2022	Operational	Construction began in May 2016.
	M-15 Motorway	Hasan Abdal–Thakot	180	6-4-2	2020	Operational	Also called Hazara Motorway. Construction began in 2016
	M-16 Motorway	Swabi – Chakdara	160	4	2020	Operational	Also called Swat Motorway. Phase 1 operational in October 2020.Phase 2 construction started in May 2022 & will be completed in February 2024.
Total Length