Pakistan kicks off $11.5 billion road-building plan

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated one of the first highway sections of his government's planned $11.5 billion spending plan on roads intended to expand trade and speed up economic growth. Pakistan is embarking on the biggest road-building program in its history, with Sharif's office saying projects worth 1,200 billion Pakistan rupees ($11.5 billion) are under way. Pakistan's national network of highways now stretches to about 12,000 kms, according to the National Highwa