Islamabad: On the direction of Federal Minister of Interior Mohsin Naqvi, work on the Margalla Road expansion project, which had been stalled for 17 years since 2008 in Islamabad, has resumed. Mohsin Naqvi visited the Margalla Road project and inspected the asphalt work. The Interior Minister checked the quality of the construction work and ordered the completion of the project by August 14.
Mohsin Naqvi said that the road should be opened to traffic before August 14. The Minister of Interior directed that a cycle track should also be constructed. He further said that Margalla Avenue will be linked to Murree Road.
Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa briefed that the project was initiated in 2007 and was supposed to be completed in 2008. Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Memon and the contractor were also present on the occasion.
