Karakoram Highway realignment in full swing

By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The construction of one of the tunnels for realignment of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) is in full swing ensuring smooth flow of traffic and easy access for the people of Pakistan and China. 

Both Chinese and Pakistani engineers have been busy these days, engaged in the construction of K-3 tunnel, as a part of realignment of the KKH, one of the wonders of the world

The KKH realignment was initiated in 2015. The 24-kilometre stretch of KKH alongside the lake in Hunza Valley includes five seven-kilometer-long Pak-China Friendship Tunnels, two big and 78 small bridges.