Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate Hakla-Dera Ismail Khan motorway at a ceremony in Islamabad on Wednesday.

This 293 kilometer motorway is an important component of western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.

Eleven interchanges, thirty six bridges, thirty three fly overs and one hundred and nineteen underpasses have been constructed on the motorway.   

The areas of Dera Ismail Khan, North Punjab, South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan will emerge as a business hub as a result of the motorway which will also facilitate transportation of agriclture products to big markets.