Khyber Pass Economic Corridor

Khyber Pass Economic Corridor
Mission statementMotorway expansion, special economic zones, commercial activities, multilateral trade
Type of projectEconomic corridor
LocationKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
CountryPakistan
MinistryMinistry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives
Established13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)
Budget$482.75 million
StatusProject approval granted

Khyber Pass Economic Corridor (KPEC) (Urdu: درۂ خیبر اقتصادی راہداری; Pashto: د خيبر دره اقتصادي دهلیز) is an infrastructure project that aims to expand Pakistan's economic connectivity with Afghanistan, and by extension Central Asia, via the Khyber Pass. The project was approved for construction in December 2019 by Pakistan and the World Bank at an expenditure of $482.75 million.