TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

HIGHLIGHTS
ITEMS
Telecommunications and Postal Services
New Telephones
Public Call Offices
Post Offices
Mobile Phones
Internet connections
Roads
Total Road
High Type
Low Type
Railways
Route
Passengers carried
Freight carried
Locomotives
Freight Wagons
Gross Earnings
Pakistan International Airlines
Route
Aircraft
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
Vessels
Dead weight
Cargo Handled at Karachi Port
Total
Imports
Exports
Cargo Handled at Port Qasim
Total
Imports
Exports
-

UNIT

2008-09

000 Nos.
Nos.
Nos.
Nos.
Million.

3,523
405,359
12,366
94,342,030
3.90

Kilometer
Kilometer
Kilometer

260,200
177,060
83,140

Kilometer
Millions Nos.
Million tonnes
Nos.
Nos.
Million Rs.

7,791
82.54
6.94
551
17,259
23,160

Kilometer
Nos.

311,131
44

Nos.
Tonnes

11
477,238

000 Tonnes
000 Tonnes
000 Tonnes

38,732
25,367
13,364

000 Tonnes
000 Tonnes
000 Tonnes

16,614
14,427
2,187

TABLE 13.1
TRANSPORT
Railways
Year
Route
Kilometres

Number
of Passengers carried (Million)

Freight
carried
(Million
Tonnes)

Length of Roads

Freight
Tonne
Kilometres
Million

Locomotives
(Nos.)

Freight
Wagons
(Nos.)
Total

Kilometers
High
Type

Low
Type

1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70

8,585.53
8,585.53
8,585.53
8,663.51
8,564.38

123.00
128.00
133.00
136.00
132.00

16.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
13.00

7,631
8,251
8,563
7,785
7,644

1,026
1,045
1,047
1,045
1,076

35,048
36,428
36,970
37,252
37,530

73,788
70,007
72,463
71,428
72,153

20,983
22,063
23,095
23,799
24,253

52,805
47,944
49,368
47,629
47,900

1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75

8,566.36
8,794.96
8,811.21
8,811.21
8,811.45

126.00
124.00
136.00
141.00
143.00

13.00
13.00
13.00
12.00
14.00

7,458
7,756
8,359
7,344
8,403

1,141
1,015
993
992
992

37,337
37,624
37,436
37,339
37,239

73,006
74,187
76,029
76,660
78,630

24,776
25,418
28,927
26,641
28,222

48,230
48,769
50,102
50,019
50,408

1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80

8,811.45
8,815.03
8,815.03
8,815.03
8,817.33

147.00
143.00
149.00
146.00
144.00

15.00
14.00
13.00
12.00
12.00

8,977
8,767
8,557
9,375
8,598

1,024
978
978
979
1,003

36,938
36,720
36,406
36,276
36,235

80,623
84,589
85,757
87,715
94,173

29,603
31,769
33,159
34,804
35,890

51,020
52,820
52,598
52,911
58,283

1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85

8,817.33
8,774.87
8,774.87
8,774.87
8,774.87

123.00
120.00
123.00
107.00
95.00

11.00
11.00
12.00
11.00
11.00

7,918
7,067
7,323
7,385
7,203

960
963
979
943
916

36,248
36,213
35,990
35,782
35,341

93,960
96,859
99,793
111,916
118,471

38,035
40,380
42,773
48,325
52,120

55,925
56,479
57,020
63,591
66,351

1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90

8,774.87
8,774.87
8,774.87
8,774.87
8,775.00

83.00
78.00
80.00
84.70
84.60

12.00
12.00
12.00
10.43
9.30

8,270
7,820
8,113
8,364
7,226

879
837
806
773
768

35,237
34,867
35,929
36,249
35,842

126,243
133,953
142,941
151,449
162,345

56,318
61,464
68,880
74,355
81,981

69,925
72,489
74,061
77,094
80,364

1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95

8,775.00
8,775.00
8,775.00
8,775.00
8,775.00

84.90
73.30
59.00
61.72
67.70

7.72
7.56
7.77
8.04
8.11

5,709
5,962
6,180
5,938
6,711

753
752
703
676
678

34,851
30,369
29,451
29,228
30,117

170,823
182,709
189,321
196,817
207,645

86,839
95,374
99,083
104,002
111,307

83,984
87,335
90,238
92,816
96,338

1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00

8,775.00
8,775.00
8,775.00
8,774.00
7,791.00

73.65
68.80
64.90
64.90
68.00

6.85
6.36
5.98
5.45
4.77

5,077
4,607
4,447
3,967
3,612

622
633
611
596
597

26,755
25,213
24,275
27,251
23,906

218,344
229,595
240,885
247,484
240,340

118,427
126,117
133,462
137,352
138,200

99,917
103,478
107,423
110,132
110,140

2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
* : Estimated

7,791.00
7,791.00
7,791.00
7,791.00
7,791.00
7,791.00
7,791.00
7,791.00
7,791.00

68.80
69.00
72.40
75.70
78.18
81.43
83.78
79.98
82.54

5.89
5.90
6.18
6.14
6.41
6.03
6.42
7.23
6.94

4,520
4,573
4,820
4,796
5,014
4,971
5,454
6,187
5,896

610
577
577
592
557
544
544
555
551

23,893
23,460
23,722
21,812
21,556
20,809
19,638
18,638
17,259

249,972
251,661
252,168
256,070
258,214
259,021 *
259,197
259,038
260,200

144,652
148,877
153,225
158,543
162,841
167,530
172,827
175,000
177,060

105,320
102,784
98,943
97,527
95,373
91,491
86,370
84,038
83,140
(Contd.)

TABLE 13.1
TRANSPORT

Year

Cargo Handled at
Karachi Port (000 tonnes)
Total
Imports Exports

Shipping
Dead
No. of
Vessels
Weight
Tonnes

Pakistan
Railways

Gross Earnings (Million Rs)

Pakistan
Punjab
Karachi
National
Urban
Transport
Shipping
Transport
Corp.
Corp.
Corp.

NWFP
Road
Transport
Board

1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70

7,169
9,220
8,801
8,585
9,488

5,269
6,896
6,508
5,603
6,028

1,900
2,324
2,293
2,982
3,460

53
59
61
65
66

516,137
593,826
618,758
682,913
679,692

592.1
615.6
624.0
665.2
731.2

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75

9,587
9,456
10,512
10,654
10,161

6,379
6,397
7,304
7,559
7,858

3,208
3,059
3,208
3,095
2,303

71
57
54
52
52

749,046
635,937
608,845
597,685
602,741

716.3
785.4
943.4
1,026.1
1,345.0

..
..
..
..
..

45.4
36.8
33.2
52.4
134.9

..
..
..
..
..

12.1
11.3
10.6
13.6
21.2

1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80

10,085
9,590
11,757
15,025
14,657

7,691
7,216
8,917
11,987
11,259

2,393
2,374
2,840
3,038
3,398

53
49
48
48
58

621,341
584,195
564,112
564,112
580,225

1,632.8
1,748.0
2,213.0
2,274.0
2,709.4

..
..
..
..
1,141.7

249.8
237.4
224.0
233.9
274.9

..
49.2
17.4
19.7
37.1

38.6
47.0
48.4
52.1
56.7

1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85

14,653
15,137
14,789
14,758
14,898

11,037
11,589
11,708
12,412
12,401

3,616
3,548
3,080
2,346
2,497

50
55
50
47
36

645,450
738,894
766,601
731,545
602,744

2,492.4
3,044.2
3,395.0
3,679.9
3,681.0

1,507.5
1,688.4
1,639.2
1,625.3
2,418.6

266.6
281.4
301.8
326.2
319.0

75.2
89.3
92.0
94.3
80.9

81.2
164.5
180.9
194.8
199.1

1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90

15,820
16,305
17,717
17,866
19,075

12,511
13,180
14,332
14,075
15,024

3,309
3,125
3,385
3,791
4,051

33
30
29
29
28

559,279
522,517
510,624
510,624
492,400

4,368.0
4,884.0
5,279.0
5,318.0
5,654.0

2,657.6
2,209.7
2,643.3
3,788.0
3,165.0

238.9
276.6
195.3
140.9
166.0

85.8
87.1
98.4
157.9
166.3

197.6
216.3
254.5
251.0
274.0

1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95

18,709
20,453
22,170
22,569
23,098

14,714
15,267
17,256
17,610
17,526

3,995
5,186
4,914
4,959
5,572

28
28
29
27
15

494,956
494,956
518,953
595,836
264,410

6,696.0
8,235.9
9,031.0
9,134.0
9,224.0

3,865.0
4,063.0
3,137.0
3,302.0
4,311.0

166.6
107.7
95.3
40.9
73.2

156.7
182.7
182.6
..
..

266.1
261.2
261.2
221.30
210.50

1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00

23,581
23,475
22,684
24,053
23,761

18,719
18,362
17,114
18,318
18,149

4,862
5,113
5,570
5,735
5,612

17
15
15
15
15

290,353
261,817
261,836
261,836
261,836

8,365.0
9,394.3
9,805.0
9,245.0
9,889.0

6,962.0
7,761.5
4,580.0
3,707.0
3,483.0

61.6
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

2000-01
25,981
20,063
5,918
14
243,802
11,938.0
2001-02
26,692
20,330
6,362
14
243,749
13,346.0
2002-03
25,852
19,609
6,244
13
229,579
14,810.0
2003-04
27,813
21,732
6,081
14
469,931
14,477.8
2004-05
28,615
22,100
6,515
14
570,466
17,827.5
2005-06
32,270
25,573
6,697
15
636,182
18,043.6
2006-07
30,846
23,329
7,517
14
536,821
18,949.7
2007-08
37,192
25,517 11,675
14
536,821
19,972.9
2008-09
38,732
25,367 13,364
14
50,750
23,160.0
.. : not available
Note:
Punjab Urban Transport Corp, Karachi Transport Corp. and NWFP Road
Transport Board have been closed.

5,458.7
..
..
..
4,555.5
..
..
..
5,404.9
..
..
..
6,881.9
..
..
..
7,860.0
..
..
..
7,924.6
..
..
..
9,089.0
..
..
..
3,476.5
..
..
..
11,474.0
..
..
..
Sources:
(i) : Ministry of Railways
(ii) : National Transport Research Center
(iii) : Karachi Port Trust
(iv) : Pakistan National Shipping Corporation

TABLE 13.2
PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORPORATION
Year

Route
Kilometres

Revenue
Kilometres Flown (000)

Revenue
Hours
Flown

Revenue
Passengers
Carried
(000)

Revenue
Passengers
Kilometres (mln)

Available
Seat
Kilometres(mln)

Passenger
Load
Factor
%

1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70

46,745
68,984
72,114
72,753
87,669

18,758
22,759
26,772
28,145
29,409

46,571
48,962
56,658
58,991
61,723

682
955
1,097
1,223
1,378

962
1,271
1,406
1,551
1,754

1,370
1,994
2,331
2,602
2,797

70.2
63.7
60.3
59.6
62.7

1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75

90,555
99,155
111,886
113,570
147,095

30,460
25,670
22,321
23,784
28,629

59,488
60,016
41,394
44,581
52,542

1,230
880
689
925
1,251

2,053
1,593
1,361
1,594
2,231

3,473
2,825
2,395
2,926
4,028

59.1
56.4
56.8
54.5
55.4

1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80

148,569
164,315
185,369
208,895
218,828

33,931
36,070
42,909
48,108
50,298

63,472
68,190
79,453
86,801
91,618

1,634
2,129
2,558
2,639
2,853

2,936
3,759
4,414
4,806
5,180

5,264
6,439
7,319
7,969
8,981

55.8
58.4
60.3
60.3
57.7

1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85

205,996
192,216
204,854
203,516
202,841

48,962
45,337
45,232
46,753
48,047

90,126
83,879
87,030
90,898
93,077

3,136
3,202
3,408
3,554
3,707

6,040
6,246
6,659
6,759
6,895

10,152
9,785
9,914
10,457
10,500

59.5
63.8
67.2
64.6
65.7

1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90

194,080
220,521
209,953
234,249
250,903

51,217
52,041
56,937
60,705
62,626

99,124
102,008
110,415
117,515
120,948

3,988
4,264
4,717
5,067
5,136

7,063
7,336
8,380
9,115
9,302

10,749
11,508
12,922
13,763
14,247

65.7
63.8
64.9
66.2
65.3

1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95

255,336
258,558
270,536
303,321
353,221

60,255
66,570
69,377
69,024
72,544

116,616
127,423
132,775
131,122
134,683

5,033
5,584
5,780
5,645
5,517

8,998
9,925
10,102
10,108
10,382

13,401
15,066
15,733
15,159
15,848

67.1
65.9
64.2
66.7
65.5

1995-96
1996-97
1998***
1999 *
2000 *

310,205
336,230
359,608
332,417
317,213

74,288
78,796
109,403
75,483
76,212

138,014
143,686
199,699
135,136
134,066

5,399
5,883
8,102
4,914
5,297

10,592
11,661
16,470
10,653
12,056

16,573
17,528
24,683
17,839
18,692

63.9
66.5
66.7
59.7
64.5

2001 *
2002*
2003*
2004*
2005*
2006*
2007**
2008

265,643
257,858
290,129
354,664
343,525
446,570
381,553
311,131

70,958
61,921
68,851
80,087
82,550
88,302
41,754
79,580

121,880
105,553
115,017
130,977
134,039
141,479
67,944
132,378

4,877
4,168
4,556
5,120
5,499
5,732
2,725
5,617

11,652
10,779
12,009
13,520
14,507
15,124
6,954
13,925

17,756
15,776
17,259
20,354
20,816
22,092
10,504
19,528.2

65.6
68.3
69.6
66.4
69.7
68.5
66.2
71.3
(Contd.)

TABLE 13.2
PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORPORATION
Revenue
Tonne
Kilometres (mln)

Available
Tonne
Kilometres (mln)

Revenue
Load
Factor
%

Operating
Revenue
(Million
Rupees)

Operating
Expenses
(Million
Rupees)

PIA Fleet
No.of
Planes

1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70

131
161
187
203
229

195
270
324
336
374

67.6
59.5
57.5
57.2
61.3

264
388
387
425
490

224
288
350
384
446

23
28
25
26
23

1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75

253
227
184
315
319

486
420
363
429
667

52.1
53.1
50.6
50.2
47.9

539
512
885
913
1,596

512
512
881
913
1,375

28
19
18
21
25

1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80

399
493
585
658
706

803
987
1,151
1,306
1,416

49.6
49.9
50.7
50.4
49.9

2,045
2,667
3,318
4,085
5,254

1,491
2,515
3,047
3,784
5,182

25
28
31
32
32

1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85

805
816
849
877
931

1,549
1,465
1,473
1,546
1,594

52.0
55.7
57.6
56.7
58.4

6,521
7,178
8,569
9,298
10,192

6,450
6,955
8,128
8,587
9,324

31
29
31
33
41

1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90

959
991
1,126
1,245
1,287

1,654
1,796
1,984
2,109
2,177

58.0
55.2
56.8
59.0
59.1

10,621
11,162
12,487
13,908
16,412

10,038
10,382
11,663
12,938
15,728

43
44
44
40
43

1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95

1,228
1,304
1,333
1,365
1,408

2,045
2,265
2,352
2,347
2,452

60.0
57.6
56.7
58.2
57.4

16,849
20,441
21,970
23,631
25,417

16,966
18,861
21,347
22,713
24,199

44
45
45
47
47

1995-96
1996-97
1998***
1999 *
2000 *

1,402
1,495
2,085
1,307
1,452

2,526
2,649
3,694
2,560
2,631

55.5
56.4
56.4
51.1
55.2

27,505
32,732
52,308
35,492
39,228

27,150
32,809
48,453
36,395
42,033

47
47
45
46
45

2001 *
2002*
2003*
2004*
2005*
2006*
2007**
2008

1,430
1,331
1,448
1,635
1,729
1,801
799
1,580

2,541
2,242
2,476
2,973
3,103
3,369
1,639
2,934

56.6
59.3
58.5
55.0
55.7
53.5
48.7
53.9

Year

* : PIA's financial year is based on calendar year i.e. January to December

** : January to June
*** : July 1997 to December 1998

43,608
43,242
45
43,674
38,097
44
47,952
42,574
43
57,788
55,872
42
64,074
67,076
47
70,587
79,164
42
34,881
39,199
42
89,201
120,579
44
Source: Pakistan International Airlines Corporation

TABLE 13.3
NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED
Year

Motor Cars
Jeeps & Station Wagons

Motor
Cabs/
Taxis

Buses

Trucks

Motor
Cycle
2 Wheels

Motor
Cycle
3 Wheels

Others

Total

1966
1967
1968
1969
1970

89,213
96,089
108,401
112,542
141,746

7,922
8,354
9,366
10,707
12,819

14,393
14,852
17,498
18,712
21,600

30,683
30,468
34,943
35,834
42,003

66,113
71,471
80,762
89,845
106,033

15,153
15,808
17,519
17,406
19,405

10,007
10,842
13,566
16,846
20,133

233,484
247,884
282,055
301,892
363,739

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975

153,498
156,571
162,022
173,483
190,868

13,505
14,043
15,324
16,368
17,380

23,860
26,583
29,718
33,584
36,588

44,078
45,842
49,345
53,709
57,638

126,564
138,335
152,500
175,388
209,394

20,705
21,452
22,555
25,129
27,232

21,089
23,357
26,352
33,243
45,949

403,299
426,183
457,816
510,904
585,049

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

208,442
216,224
252,063
280,472
262,636

18,454
18,817
21,267
23,156
18,951

39,356
42,404
44,501
47,618
50,001

62,118
57,802
61,903
66,494
58,654

254,716
294,679
358,265
428,546
508,335

29,424
32,161
35,787
40,464
45,906

62,004
81,315
102,318
128,787
165,273

674,514
743,402
876,104
1,015,537
1,109,756

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985

282,572
304,449
339,543
382,729
428,257

19,571
20,715
22,889
23,176
24,720

51,245
51,710
53,749
58,596
62,074

59,553
63,021
66,966
70,338
75,655

548,242
636,196
709,213
790,004
879,108

45,329
45,525
46,281
46,841
47,101

183,080
217,341
246,511
287,988
323,838

1,189,592
1,338,957
1,485,152
1,659,672
1,840,753

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990

474,744
526,254
575,337
630,342
682,636

25,419
26,844
27,805
29,668
32,304

71,690
75,996
79,556
81,533
84,016

81,019
87,746
94,283
102,726
105,245

946,861
1,021,966
1,093,933
1,158,609
1,250,749

47,669
48,513
48,880
49,380
50,862

369,905
413,990
450,115
485,659
507,025

2,017,307
2,201,309
2,369,909
2,537,917
2,712,837

1991
1992
1993
1994
1995

731,960
819,350
868,159
902,654
923,577

33,235
41,245
47,897
52,444
53,400

89,094
94,988
98,681
107,440
113,516

107,171
111,391
114,394
118,389
119,174

1,381,136
1,497,017
1,573,370
1,679,259
1,754,737

52,439
56,267
59,510
62,183
63,370

528,878
558,926
589,281
615,497
642,174

2,923,913
3,179,184
3,351,292
3,537,866
3,669,948

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

966,747
1,068,116
1,085,969
1,162,876
1,182,307

54,501
83,182
83,687
83,844
83,892

114,415
119,365
125,929
150,108
154,401

123,658
131,322
132,895
145,111
148,569

1,842,531
1,995,421
2,068,730
2,175,488
2,260,772

69,756
76,224
81,777
95,345
99,376

666,549
700,315
724,309
746,718
772,279

3,838,157
4,173,945
4,303,296
4,559,490
4,701,596

2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

1,201,738
1,282,371
1,292,888
1,301,406
1,321,690
1,375,419
144,190
1,115,637

93,940
83,954
84,277
84,311
86,618
89,105
93,560
72,275

158,694
162,672
162,957
163,242
165,776
172,530
181,157
139,944

157,027
170,615
178,883
181,150
183,962
191,454
201,027
155,293

2,346,056
2,407,466
2,444,567
2,681,066
2,722,645
2,833,540
2,975,217
2,298,355

103,407
797,840
4,843,702
115,919
825,552
5,048,549
122,448
846,017
5,132,037
124,076
860,480
5,395,731
126,004
873,825
5,479,417
131,134
909,416
5,702,598
137,691
954,887
5,987,729
106,366
737,650
4,625,520
Source: Federal Bureau of Statistics

TABLE 13.4
MOTOR VEHICLES ON ROAD (000 Number)
Year

Motor
Cycles/ Motor Jeeps Station Tractors Buses
Scooters Cars
Wagons

Taxi
Cabs

Tankers
Rick- Delivery Trucks Pickup Ambulance (Oil & Others
Water)
shaws Vans

Total

1967
1968
1969
1970

41.8
44.4
53.2
64.1

42.3
44.4
52.8
57.2

6.4
6.7
7.9
8.6

4.3
4.5
5.4
5.8

1.9
1.7
3.8
3.8

8.0
9.2
8.9
9.6

5.7
5.7
5.9
6.3

10.7
10.9
11.1
11.7

1.1
1.1
1.0
1.2

19.6
20.6
19.2
21.3

..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..

1.0
1.0
2.1
2.2

142.7
150.3
171.5
191.9

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975

73.9
82.1
95.4
99.1
113.0

59.2
63.9
67.0
55.9
62.2

8.9
9.6
10.1
8.3
10.0

6.0
6.5
6.8
5.6
6.0

5.5
7.6
9.0
9.3
12.6

10.3
11.6
13.5
14.4
15.4

6.9
7.7
8.5
7.8
8.6

12.9
14.5
16.0
14.6
16.2

1.2
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.4

22.7
23.8
21.3
18.9
21.1

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

3.1
4.3
5.0
4.1
4.2

210.7
232.9
253.9
239.0
270.6

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

135.1
166.8
206.4
241.9
287.6

70.1
81.6
95.6
109.4
148.3

11.6
13.4
15.7
17.8
16.9

6.8
7.8
9.0
11.2
15.4

21.6
30.0
38.2
45.6
68.2

18.1
18.9
20.2
21.8
25.3

11.0
11.7
12.6
14.1
16.9

18.6
20.0
22.9
26.4
32.0

1.8
2.6
3.7
5.3
8.5

23.8
25.7
28.5
31.2
34.2

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

5.5
6.7
8.3
9.8
28.9

323.9
385.2
461.0
534.6
682.1

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985

326.4
376.1
424.2
517.4
581.3

154.2
182.9
202.0
230.8
268.9

16.7
14.1
15.4
17.2
19.8

15.8
21.7
25.7
32.5
39.1

79.4
88.2
106.5
135.7
157.0

26.9
25.6
27.4
31.0
32.9

17.7
15.5
16.7
19.0
21.2

33.7
34.6
36.2
37.2
37.7

10.0
11.9
13.3
30.4
35.1

36.8
40.1
42.8
49.2
54.4

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

38.0
31.9
33.9
37.8
40.5

755.7
842.6
943.9
1,138.2
1,288.0

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990

657.6
700.0
752.0
818.4
896.2

298.0
323.1
350.2
395.7
427.7

20.7
23.1
25.9
28.2
30.8

46.5
52.1
59.2
64.2
69.3

181.1
198.9
217.6
242.5
258.2

34.6
36.1
38.6
40.8
43.3

22.2
23.4
24.9
28.4
30.9

38.4
38.8
39.4
40.2
41.3

38.3
41.7
46.2
52.9
57.6

60.4
66.1
71.7
78.4
82.7

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

43.0
45.0
48.1
49.8
51.5

1,440.8
1,548.3
1,673.8
1,839.5
1,989.4

1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96

971.8
1165.5
1287.3
1482.0
1481.9

429.1
465.8
493.7
516.8
538.4

31.6
35.6
38.0
41.3
43.5

43.6
48.8
52.7
56.0
29.1

275.3
353.0
376.6
399.8
424.8

45.0
51.7
56.4
60.9
64.5

33.5
40.0
44.5
47.9
51.4

42.4
46.7
50.5
53.4
58.7

61.4
69.8
74.0
78.2
81.3

75.8
84.2
92.0
98.3
104.2

30.2
39.5
44.1
47.1
50.5

1.7
2.0
2.3
2.7
3.3

4.6
5.0
5.4
5.3
6.5

49.5
52.7
73.6
60.7
63.7

2,095.5
2,460.3
2,691.1
2,950.4
3,001.8

1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00

1576.0
1691.4
1833.7
2010.0

564.5
593.0
731.3
815.7

45.5
47.8
16.7
17.0

62.0
65.0
60.6
73.9

439.8
463.6
489.8
528.4

68.2
72.5
84.4
92.8

54.1
57.3
68.5
69.8

65.6
74.6
56.7
59.9

84.3
87.6
51.7
55.5

110.3
117.1
121.0
127.4

50.2
56.1
56.4
61.6

3.7
4.3
1.5
1.7

7.2
8.1
7.5
7.7

66.5
69.7
74.7
78.8

3,197.9
3,408.1
3,654.5
4,000.2

2000-01
2218.9
2001-02
2481.1
2002-03
2656.2
2003-04
2882.5
2004-05
3064.9
2005-06 * 3791.0
2006-07
4463.9
2007-08
5037.0
2008-09
5368.0
* : Estimated
.. : Not available

928.0
1040.0
1109.6
1193.1
1264.7
1499.2
1682.2
1853.4
2029.1

18.3
43.4
44.4
47.8
51.8
65.7
85.4
82.9
79.0

93.8
122.7
126.4
132.4
140.5
140.8
169.1
163.2
155.6

579.4
630.5
663.2
722.7
778.1
822.3
877.8
900.5
911.7

86.6
96.6
98.3
100.4
102.4
103.6
108.4
109.9
111.1

79.8
96.4
104.1
112.6
120.3
122.1
119.1
129.8
138.6

72.4
80.8
80.9
81.0
81.5
77.8
79.0
89.3
88.4

72.4
116.9
120.3
121.3
121.9
143.3
148.9
163.5
167.2

132.3
145.2
146.7
149.2
151.8
151.8
173.3
177.8
181.9

68.4
1.7
8.0 89.0 4,471.0
78.3
4.1
8.4 71.5 5,016.0
80.6
4.3
8.4 71.4 5,315.0
84.4
4.4
8.6 71.3 5,711.9
87.6
4.5
8.5 69.4 6,048.3
93.5
4.5
8.6 60.2 7,084.5
104.6
4.6
8.8 38.6 8,063.6
115.3
5.2
9.8 40.7 8,878.4
125.5
5.6
10.8 41.3 9,413.7
Source: National Transport Research Center

TABLE 13.5
PRODUCTION AND IMPORT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Type of Vehicles
PRODUCTION (Nos.)
Trucks
Buses
L.C.Vs
4x4 Vehicles
Tractors
Motor Cycle/Scooters/
Rickshaw
Cars
IMPORTS (Nos.)
Cars
Jeeps
Motor Rickshaw
Station Wagon
Buses Including Trolly
Buses
Lorries/Trucks Including Ambulance
special Lorries, Trucks
& Vans
Motor Cycle
Scooter
Motorised Cycles
Passengers M. Cars (n.s)
Road Tractors for
Trailers
Tractor Agricultural
Tractor Caterpillar
Tractor Heavy Duty
for const.
Tractor Roads
Tractor (NES)
Car's Chassis with
Engine
Bus etc. Chassis
Spl. Truck etc. Chassis
Rickshaw, Chasis
with Engine
Pickup
Delivery Van
Chassis Un-Mounted
Motor Vehicles No
Bicycle
Motor Vehicles for
Goods
Passenger Vehicles
Public No
Tractor Chassis with
Engine
.. : not available

1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
948
1,337
6,965
459
32,553

1,141
1,099
8,491
570
24,331

1,950
1,340
12,174
374
26,501

2,022
1,380
14,089
807
36,103

3,204
1,762
23,613
1,564
43,746

4,518
825
29,581
2,472
49,439

4,410
993
35,124
3,298
54,610

2007-08

2008-09

4,993
1,146
21,354
1,590
53,607

3,135
657
16,158
..
60,107

1,850
425
9,886
657
14,144

1,131
1,220
8,079
622
26,885

977
1,508
6,656
380
35,038

96,991
33,683

93,167
38,682

94,881 117,858 133,334 176,591 327,446 571,145 751,667 839,224 1,057,751 912,067
32,461 39,573 40,601 62,893 99,263 126,817 160,642 160,496
164,710 84,308

36,851
1
900
143

46,363
165
..
97

34,988
48
8
71

62,187
338
20
115

40,079
666
..
165

60,554
6,010
101
440

88,130
11,435
3
154

498

603

917

588

700

1,230

2,429

411

2,104

652

217

240

1,034

443

500

545

728

2,971

2,883

2,616

13,463

16,610

61,533

24,932

99
90,435
7
925
310

152
79,738
8
44
162

109
85,592
145
3
161

38
1,886
..

37
3,281
1

7
2,469

36
55
..

18
220
44

122
14,000
1

124
11,420
30

117
6,543
91

498
20,769
12

997
30,588
1

5,500
71,388
1

11,185
5,275
-

28
..
113

..
..
436

5
3
1

13
25,964
15

4
15,174
115

120
1,115
496

219
2,104
736

563
1,646
2,167

632
2,284
2,447

845
904
5,683

744
1,924
16,364

406
382
9,087

2
..
..

..
..
..

10
277
..

4
57
4

1
60
..

..
46
..

..
164
..

..
18
..

..
7
38

6
24
48

..
314
335

25
519
10

6,314
5,218

3,734
3,149

3,672
3,379

17
2,703
1,573

36
3,600
2,120

10
5,162
471

2
6,857
26

144
5,394
178

..
23,303
2,586

..
21,898
1,583

187
63,800
21,324

10
28,818
11,154
..

9
7,844

..
29,218

..
22,211

6
14,505

168
20,240

..
37,836

..
39,894

..
61,187

..
52,022

28,509

..
38,249

22,780

18

146

160

..

234

511

269

3,844

297

22

..

61

183

62

473

721

1,519

5,228

2,123

836

335

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

66,338 265,239 206,205

5,409 14,379
2,638
304
15
1,727
37
284
334

138
157
54
95
1,544
551
573
95,771 111,711 143,952 127,861 189,721 167,626 164,077
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
509
675
4,143
9,472 12,467
99
161
194
243
244
1,587
1,174

540,025 315,886
210
17
60,519
3,131
345
22

875
988
209,098 137,264
..
..
18,512 17,368
690
527

..
..
..
..
Source: Federal Bureau of Statistics

TABLE 13.6
POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Year

No of Post Offices
Urban Rural
Total

1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70

..
..
..
..
..

1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75

1,271
1,252
1,289
1,314
1,761

1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80

..
..
..
..
..

No of Telegraph Offices Telephones

Urban Rural Total (000 Nos.)

Mobile
Phones

Internet No. of Internet

Connections Connected
(Million)
Cities

No of
PCOs

TV Sets
(000 Nos.)

7,139
7,317
7,582
7,821
8,151

57
58
62
64
65

128
132
138
139
139

185
190
200
203
204

110.4
117.2
129.2
141.0
149.0

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

577
581
645
649
683

..
..
..

6,635
6,635
6,615
6,835
6,938

7,906
7,860
7,904
8,149
8,749

67
68
68
69
70

139
139
141
141
145

206
207
209
210
215

160.1
167.2
184.1
201.4
227.6

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

750
815
728
734
742

116.3
120.0
136.2
195.4
267.5

2,017
2,181
2,220
2,295
2,395

7,026
7,405
7,668
8,193
8,693

8,043
9,586
9,888
10,488
11,088

72
72
72
80
85

147
149
151
151
152

219
221
223
231
237

249.3
274.6
288.2
314.0
336.3

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

1,213
1,459
1,559
1,587
1,634

354.0
458.7
520.1
547.2
615.2

1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85

2,445
2,495
2,535
2,566
2,591

8,793
8,893
8,993
9,132
9,307

11,238
11,388
11,528
11,698
11,898

89
101
108
111
121

163
177
186
199
220

252
278
294
310
341

358.8
388.4
445.0
461.0
573.0

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

1,689
1,696
1,888
1,960
2,194

582.8
706.3
676.0
850.4
1,055.1

1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90

2,626
2,636
2,619
1,356
1,356

9,380
9,480
9,607
10,837
10,837

12,006
12,116
12,226
12,193
12,193

142
152
165
174
186

245
268
281
294
300

387
420
446
468
486

630.5
679.4
743.9
839.0
922.5

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

2,428
2,807
2,917
3,093
3,393

1,264.3
1,421.0
1,596.3
1,408.3
1,575.1

1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95

1,867
1,909
1,983
1,970
2,026

11,546
11,471
11,213
11,315
11,294

13,413
13,380
13,196
13,285
13,320

195
299
320
327
330

302
210
210
85
86

497
509
512
412
416

1,188.0
1,460.7
1,547.5
1,801.1
2,126.1

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

3,861
4,676
5,618
6,422
7,600

1,806.9
1,614.0
1,773.7
1,975.2
2,149.6

1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00

2,092
2,024
2,044
2,103
2,178

11,327
11,192
11,250
10,751
10,650

13,419
13,216
13,294
12,854
12,828

319
340
356
308
293

104
93
92
93
91

423
433
448
401
384

2,375.8
2,557.6
2,660.0
2,874.0
3,053.0

68,038
135,027
196,096
265,614
306,493

..
..
0.01
0.20
0.50

..
..
..
..
..

9,410
10,040
10,071
10,107
10,400

2,273.6
2,522.0
2,736.2
3,034.8
4,015.0

384
362
326
288
292
..
..
..

3,252.0
3,655.5
3,982.0
4,501.2
5,227.5
5,240.2
4,806.2
4,546.4
3,523.2

2000-01 2,302
9,932 12,233
293
91
2001-02 1,983 10,284 12,267
258
104
2002-03 1,808 10,446 12,254
239
87
2003-04 2,267
9,840 12,107
215
73
2004-05 1,831 10,499 12,330
215
77
2005-06 1,845 10,494 12,339
..
..
2006-07 1,849 10,494 12,343
2007-08 1,849 10,493 12,342
..
..
2008-09 1,852 10,514 12,366
..
..
.. : Not Available
* : Included Cardpay Phones
- : Telegraph offices closed in 2006
** : December 2007
*** : All over country, where PTCL line is available

74.3
92.4

742,606
0.80
..
66,968
3,432.0
1,698,536
1.00
..
97,751
3,604.0
2,404,400
1.60
1350
127,910
3,604.0
5,022,908
2.00
1898
184,920
3,829.0
12,771,203
2.10
2210
279,320
6,762.0
34,506,557
2.40
2389
353,194 *
7,971.0
63,160,874
3.50
2419
387,490
9,003.0
88,019,812
3.70
3002 ** 449,121
9,940.0
94,342,030
3.90
***
405,359
10,556.0
Sources: (i) : Pakistan Post Office
(ii) : Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd
(iii) : Pakistan Television Corporation
(iv) : Pakistan Telecommunication Authority