E4 expressway (Pakistan)

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E–4 Expressway
Faisalabad–Khanewal Expressway
فیصل آباد–خانیوال بزرگراه
Route information
Maintained by National Highway Authority
Length 184 km [1] (114 mi)
Major junctions
North end Faisalabad
South end Khanewal
Location
Major cities Jhang
Highway system
Roads in Pakistan

The E4 Expressway or Faisalabad–Khanewal Expressway (Urdu : فیصل آباد–خانیوال بزرگراه) is a proposed controlled-access expressway which will link Faisalabad with Khanewal in Punjab, Pakistan. [1]

Faisalabad Municipality in Punjab, Pakistan

Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third-most-populous city in Pakistan, and the second-largest in the eastern province of Punjab. Historically one of the first planned cities within British India, it has long since developed into a cosmopolitan metropolis. Faisalabad was restructured into city district status; a devolution promulgated by the 2001 local government ordinance (LGO). The total area of Faisalabad District is 5,856 km2 (2,261 sq mi) while the area controlled by the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) is 1,280 km2 (490 sq mi). Faisalabad has grown to become a major industrial and distribution centre because of its central location in the region and connecting roads, rails, and air transportation. It has been referred to as the "Manchester of Pakistan". Faisalabad contributes over 20 percent of Punjab's GDP, and has an average annual GDP of $20.5 billion. Agriculture and industry remain its hallmark.

Khanewal City in Punjab, Pakistan

Khanewal is a city and the capital of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the host city to the second largest railway station in Pakistan.

Punjab, Pakistan Province in Pakistan

Punjab is Pakistan's second largest province by area, after Balochistan, and it is the most populated province, with an estimated population of 110,012,442 as of 2017. Forming the bulk of the transnational Punjab region, it is bordered by the Pakistan provinces of Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the enclave of Islamabad, and Azad Kashmir. It also shares borders with the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. The provincial capital of Punjab is the city Lahore, a cultural, historical, economic and cosmopolitan centre of Pakistan where the country's cinema industry, and much of its fashion industry, are based.

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