Motorways of Pakistan Motorways of Pakistan Motorways of Pakistan () are a network of multiple-lane, high-speed, controlled-access highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated federally by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. 1010 km of motorways are currently operational as of 4 February 2017, while 3690 km are currently under construction. All motorways in Pakistan are pre-fixed with the letter 'M' (for "motorway") followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), e.g. "M-1". Pakistan's motorways are part of Pakistan's "National Trade Corridor Project", which aims to link Pakistan's three Arabian Sea ports (Karachi Port, Port
History of the Pakistan Air Force did not suffer significantly because the leadership had anticipated such a move and precautions were taken. The Indian Air Force was quick to respond to Pakistani air strikes, following which the PAF carried out mostly defensive sorties. Within the first two weeks, the IAF had carried out almost 12,000 sorties over East Pakistan and also provided close air support to the advancing Indian Army. IAF also assisted the Indian Navy in its operations against the Pakistani Navy and Maritime Security Agency in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. On the western front, the IAF destroyed more than 20 Pakistani