projects, including the Hyderabad–Sukkur Motorway. National Highway Authority (NHA) on Friday (February 4, 2022) issued a final evaluation report regarding the proposals submitted by interested bidders and declared Techno-consortium as the most advantageous bidder. The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was held on 13 December 2022. The construction work is expected to take 30 months. Land Scam During the land acquisition phase of the project in June 2022, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Naushahro Feroz, Tashfeen Alam Khan, DC of Matiari, Adnan Rasheed, and Assistant Commissioner of Matiari, Mansoor Abbasi, embezzled funds deposited for the process. The three civil servants withdrew Rs. 2.3 billion from the Sindh Bank account in which National Highway Authority had deposited the funds by using cheques in their names. Abbasi and Rasheed were arrested on 18 November 2022, while Alam fled to Azerbaijan the same day. Sindh government is seeking an Interpol red warrant for his arrest and extradition. Three Sindh Bank officials, including Area Manager, Tabish Shah, have also been arrested by Federal Investigation Agency in the case. Of the amount withdrawn, only Rs. 556 million was actually disbursed to landowners with Rs. 446 million recovered from Rasheed, which leaves Rs. 1.32 billion still unaccounted for. Interchanges References External links National Highway Authority Pakistan National Highways & Motorway Police M06 Proposed roads in Pakistan