Item Summary

“This report presents a case study of the Sukkur–Multan motorway (M5) in Pakistan, a 295-mile, six-lane highway that connects the city of Sukkur in northern Sindh with the city of Multan in southern Punjab. The M5 is part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship program of China’s strategically important Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Both Sukkur and Multan are centers for religious tourism in Pakistan. Using religious tourism as the sector of study, we seek to understand how new supply chains develop around a transport corridor and affect the value added at each node of the supply chain, known as the value chain. We found that positive social and private benefits resulted from the reshaping of the supply chain consequent of the M5. Specifically, the factors resulting in a positive benefit are the increase in access provided by the motorway, investments in online services, and specialization within the supply chain. This report will be useful to policymakers and policy analysts in the 60-plus countries that run infrastructure programs under the BRI who may be interested in the supply chain potential of transport corridors.”

Descriptive Information

Title
The religious tourism supply chain along the Sukkur-Multan Motorway in Pakistan : a case study
Sort Title
religious tourism supply chain along the sukkur-multan motorway in pakistan : a case study
Creator of work
Dossani, Rafiq
Contributor
Sayed, Mustafa
Farooq, Umar
Tariq, Zohan Hasan
Publisher
Lahore: Pak China Institute
Santa Monica, California : RAND Corporation
Language
English
Date Created
2025
Format
Reports
Provenance
Library of Congress, Islamabad
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated

Discovery Information

Subject
Economics
Economic development
Politics and government
Policy analysis
Urban issues
City planning
Urban transportation
Geographic Subject
Pakistan
Geographic Origin
Pakistan

Physical Characteristics

Page Count
57
File Count
57

Institutional Information

Collection
Born Digital Monographic Reports and Papers
Box number
Monographic Reports and Papers (Publicly Accessible)
Folder number
5b8ac77a-d417-415a-9db1-2fc4be85c1e1
Barcode
5b8ac77a-d417-415a-9db1-2fc4be85c1e1
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