Published 12:06 IST, September 30th 2020
Pak PM & Army chief inaugurate same tunnel 3 years apart; netizens know how it's possible
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday inaugurated the Nahakki tunnel in Mohmand agency three years after it was inaugurated by Army chief Bajwa
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday 'inaugurated' the Nahakki tunnel in Mohmand agency three years after it had already been inaugurated.
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa had inaugurated the Nahakki tunnel back in September 2017, after he visited and interacted with the locals of the area, lauding the efforts of the Pakistan Army in constructing the strategic tunnel. The ceremony was attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Corps Commander Peshawar Lt General Nazir Ahmad Butt, and local officials. The 751-metre Nahakki pass, built at a cost of Rs 1.1 billion was then opened for public use and all kinds of traffic.
However, three years after it was inaugurated, Prime Minister Imran Khan made news for 'inaugurating' the Nahakki tunnel once again on September 28. Baffled netizens took to Twitter to question this 'new' development, while some poked fun at Pak's COAS and Imran Khan for inaugurating two separate ends of the tunnel.
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The Nahakki tunnel has been built to connect remote parts of the Mohmand agency to Peshawar. The area is infamous for its mines, with chromite, marble and nephrite regularly being transported through the region. According to reports, the 41km-long expressway linking Ghallanai, headquarters of Mohmand Agency, with Mohammad Ghat had not been completed in 2017 when the tunnel was inaugurated by COAS Bajwa. In the first phase of the project, 14 kilometres of the 41-km road had been complete. After three years, Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has managed to complete work on the 41km road.
Updated 12:06 IST, September 30th 2020