KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced the construction of a new corridor along the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Malir Expressway (Shahrah-i-Bhutto), stretching from Qayyumabad to Karachi Port. This project is aimed at improving road links for port traffic and easing access to the motorway network.
The CM made the announcement while chairing a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister House. He said the new corridor will support smoother flow of industrial traffic from Port Qasim, Landhi, and Korangi to the motorway, helping to strengthen Pakistan’s transport and logistics sector.
He added that the entire Shahrah-i-Bhutto route—from Korangi Causeway to Kathore—will be opened to the public by December 2025. A separate link road connecting the National Highway to the motorway will also become operational soon.
The CM stressed the urgent need to build the stretch between Karachi Port and Qayyumabad. This part of the corridor will provide direct motorway access to port traffic.
A private company has submitted a proposal for the project under a design-finance-operate-transfer (DFOT) model. The plan includes building a 16.5 km road from Jam Sadiq Interchange to Karachi Port, with a 10.4 km elevated section. It will connect key locations such as Boat Basin, Ziauddin Chowrangi, and East Wharf.
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CM Murad Ali Shah said that a traffic study has already been completed, and the corridor will be suitable for both heavy and light vehicles. Interchanges will be designed to support nearby residential areas.
The chief minister also mentioned progress on other infrastructure projects in Karachi. Work on the Red Line BRT project has picked up pace, and redesigning of the Sohrab Goth roundabout is underway to reduce traffic jams.
“These projects will not only improve connectivity but also change the city’s overall look and benefit the people of Karachi,” the CM said.
The meeting was attended by Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani, Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Special Assistant to CM Qasim Naveed, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, P&D Board Chairman Najam Shah, Karachi Commissioner Hassan Naqvi, and other senior officials.
CM Reviews Digital Land Record System
In another meeting, CM Murad Ali Shah reviewed the progress of the Land Administration and Revenue Management Information System (LARMIS) and directed the Board of Revenue (BoR) to speed up the integration of e-mutation with the existing e-registration system.
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He said LARMIS was created to give people digital access to land records and related services. The system operates through 27 People’s Service Centres (PSCs) across all district headquarters, and services are also available online through the BoR website.
Officials briefed the CM that a modern data centre at Revenue House, Clifton, serves as the main storage hub for digital records. A backup Disaster Recovery Centre is also active in Hyderabad.
The digitisation project began in 2010 with the scanning of records from 1985 to 2010. Scanning and indexing of newer records continue at the Provincial Record Centre in Hyderabad, making them accessible through a secure digital network.
Government offices and agencies can now verify land titles digitally through the system. So far, more than 100,000 documents and deeds have been registered through the e-registration system, which started in February 2024 and is now active at 51 sub-registrar offices.
The CM said the full rollout of e-mutation and e-transfer services will further improve public service delivery and ensure transparency in land transactions.
