A US$38 million (Dh139.5m) project funded by the UAE to build a motorway in South Waziristan, Pakistan, is one-third of the way through, said the state news agency Wam.
Building began on the 50km road, which will be named after Sheikh Khalifa, the President, in January.
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Updated: May 24, 2012, 12:00 AM