CDWP approved “Peshawar Northern Bypass" worth Rs 21.34 billion. With completion of this project, not only Khyber Agency and KP would get excess to Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway M-1 and onward linking it to CPEC route but would also provide regional connectivity to Central Asian Republics (CARs) and Afghanistan to promote their trade and business through Gawdar and Karachi Ports, earning valuable foreign exchange for Pakistan