National Highway 25 | |
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قومی شاہراہ ٢٥ | |
قومی شاہراہ ۲۵ | |
Route information | |
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Length | 813 km (505 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Karachi |
To | Chaman |
Location | |
Country | Pakistan |
Major cities | Bela, Khuzdar, Kalat, Quetta, Chaman |
Highway system | |
The N-25 or National Highway 25 (Urdu : قومی شاہراہ ۲۵) is a 813 km national highway in Pakistan is a single-landed highway which extends along from Karachi in Sindh province to Pakistan's Chaman border with Afghanistan via Quetta in Balochistan province of Pakistan. [1] [2] The highway is also known as Regional Cooperation for Development Highway (RCD Highway) or notoriously known as Killer Highway. [3] [4] In April 2025, Government of Pakistan announced that money saved from oil prices are being spent on making this a motorway standard highway. [5] In the same month, government reiterated its commitment to improve this highway by investing Rs.300 billion.
The highway is infamously known as the killer highway due to high number of driving accidents. [6] According to Pakistan Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, more than 4000 people have died due to road accidents on this highway from 2012-2022. [7] [8]
In 2022, the highway was closed for traffic due to damage caused by flash floods. [9] A major bridge connecting Karachi to Balochistan at Hub Chowki collapsed due to the heavy monsoon rains. The government announced that the rebuilding of bridge could take at least 18 months. [10] In February 2025, the reconstruction of the bridge was completed and it was reopened for traffic. [11] [12]
Armed groups belonging from Balochistan Liberation Army and other separatist groups have routinely blocked the major highways in Balochistan, including N-25 National Highway. [13] In March 2025, Government of Balochistan took an unprecedented decision to ban night travel on the highway on various locations from 6PM to 6AM citing security concerns. [14]