The Malir River Bridge is to date Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

's largest bridge which spans 5000 metres (16,404.2 ft). This bridge was inaugurated by Governor of Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 Dr Ishrat ul Ibad on Wednesday 4 February 2009. The cost of the bridge is PKR

PKR

- Codes :PKR is:* the IATA airport designator of Pokhara Airport, Pokhara, Nepal* the ICAO airline designator of Pakker Avio, Estonia* the ISO 4217 code for the Pakistani rupee...

 1.2 billion or USD 14 million funded by the Government of Pakistan

Government of Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...

. The bridge has shortened the distance by 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) for the residents of Korangi, Landhi and Shah Faisal towns. To enable construction 42 houses were demolished and the owners were compensated by the government.