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

SH2-8-2023