Shahrah-e-Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Shahrah-e-Bhutto)[1][2] formally known as Malir Expressway is a 39 km under-construction expressway between KPT Interchange (through Qayyumabad) and the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway near Kathore, along the Malir River in Karachi, Pakistan.
It was announced that half of it would be opened on 14 August 2023, but the opening has been indefinitely delayed after the Asian Development Bank withdrew the funding for the construction;[4] as of right now there is illegal excavation happening on the Malir River bed and the fields of Malir.
With three lanes going forth, and another three back,[5] It has also been declared to be a six-lane carriageway in the documentation of the Asian Development Bank.
[6] Malir expressway is a 4-lane with 3m side Shoulders dual carriageway and a 7.9m raised central median, for future expansion.
[7] Design, Built, Finance, Operate & Maintain and Transfer (DBFOT) arrangement with a concession period of 28 years[8] The expressway would serve as the Southern alternative route for carrying traffic of the port and industrial areas to main highways.