President Mamnoon Hussain has said that Peshawar-Tourkham Road will be a milestone in opening new era of peace, prosperity and development in the area.
He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of newly constructed Peshawar-Tourkham Road (N-5) at Shahgai Fort, Khyber Agency on Thursday.
The President said the road will also open new vistas for enhancing new trade and economic ties with neighbouring countries and Central Asian States.
He said it will also have a positive impact on peace situation in the area and Afghanistan.
On this occasion, President Mamnoon Hussain unfolded plaque of the newly constructed road.
Total length of Peshawar-Tourkham Road is forty-four kilometers which has been completed at a cost of 8.6 billion rupees. The construction work of this road has been completed by Frontier Works Organization (FWO) with the financial assistance of the United States.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan and Chairman NHA Shahid Ashraf Tarar besides others were also present on this occasion.
DG FWO Major General Muhammad Afzal briefed the President about Peshawar-Tourkham Road.