BAHAWALPUR, Aug 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has directed the National Highway Authority to extend Faisalabad-Kabirwala Motorway to Tarinda Muhammed Panah near Channigoth.

According to MPA Sitara Fayyaz, the president issued the directive during Saturday’s meeting here.

Earlier, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Sardar Shaukat Mazari in his speech demanded that the motorway should also link the areas like Muzzafargarh, Khangarh, Alipur and Tarinda Muhammed Panah.