Transportation ———————
Railways:
total: 8,163 km
broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified; 1,037 km
double track)
narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge; 661 km less than 1.000-m gauge
(1995 est.)
Highways: total: 205,304 km paved: 104,735 km unpaved: 100,569 km (1995 est.)
Pipelines: crude oil 250 km; petroleum products 885 km; natural gas 4,044 km (1987)
Ports: Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim
Merchant marine:
total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 345,606 GRT/560,641 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 19, oil tanker 1, passenger-cargo 1
(1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 100
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 12
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 19
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 25
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 11
with paved runways under 914 m: 18
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 8 (1995 est.)
Heliports: 6 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 1.572 million (1993 est.)