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A 400-acre industrial enclave proposed in District Sukkur, on the left bank of the Indus near Rohri, beside the Sukkur–Multan Motorway. Planned for medium industrial clusters, under public–private partnership.

Planned

Schematic map of Upper Sindh: Sukkur and Rohri on the Indus, with the M-5 motorway north to Multan PunjabBalochistanM-6 to Hyderabad (proposed) Sukkur Rohri Khairpur Larkana M-5 to Multan
Schematic: dots mark towns, not the site. Outline: geoBoundaries. Indus: Natural Earth.
400
acres identified
2.6 km
to the M-5 motorway interchange
18 km
to Sukkur Airport

01Region

Sukkur lies where Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab converge. National highway, CPEC and rail routes meet here, and around eight districts are 30 to 45 minutes away.

It is a major centre of agricultural production: cotton, sugarcane, wheat and rice, with orchards of dates and other fruit.

Sukkur already has two industrial estates: the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate, set up in 1963 over about 1,060 acres, and the 110-acre Small Industries Estate. The new enclave is planned as a modern, purpose-built addition.

  • Cotton
  • Sugarcane
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Dates
  • Bananas

Sources: SEZMC projects presentation, slide 18; sezmc.gos.pk.

Sukkur where Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab meet Balochistan Punjab Sindh Sukkur
Provincial outlines: geoBoundaries (context only, not legal boundaries).

02Connectivity

Every link SEZMC’s plans measure, nearest first: from the railway and the motorway at the gate to the ports of Karachi and Gwadar. Filter by kind of link.

6 of 11 links within 20 km

  1. Rail ML-1 main railway line 2.5 km Pakistan’s main north–south railway. Location study
  2. Road M-5 motorway interchange 2.6 km The Sukkur–Multan Motorway runs along the site, with three gates planned on its side. Master plan, June 2025
  3. Rail Rohri railway junction 5.3 km Approximate distance, as marked on the plan. Master plan, June 2025
  4. Utilities 220 kV grid station (NTDCL), Rohri 6.7 km Approximate distance, as marked on the plan. Master plan, June 2025
  5. Region Sukkur city 15 km The divisional headquarters across the Indus. Location study
  6. Air Sukkur Airport 18 km Domestic airport. Location study; master plan
  7. Road Rato Dero, CPEC central route 65.5 km The central route of CPEC towards Khuzdar and Gwadar. Master plan, June 2025
  8. Road Ghotki–Kandhkot bridge 70 km Crossing of the Indus upstream. Location study
  9. Region Punjab–Sindh border 130 km Gateway to Punjab’s markets. Location study
  10. Ports Karachi Port 450 km Sindh’s main seaport. Master plan, June 2025
  11. Ports Gwadar Port 1,100 km Import and export gateway via the central route of CPEC. Master plan, June 2025

Distances are approximate, as printed on SEZMC’s location study and the June 2025 master plan. The scale grows with distance.

03Site and master plan

SEZMC’s location study mapped parcels of state land near Rohri. The June 2025 master plan lays out 400 acres beside the Sukkur–Multan Motorway.

Satellite location plan of the Sukkur site with land parcels and distances
Location study from SEZMC’s presentation, on a satellite base map: the coloured areas are the study’s own outlines of state land, not surveyed boundaries. Plan: SEZMC project presentation (Oct 2024 deck)
130 acres
State land near National Highway N-5
About 300 acres
State land
400 acres
State land near the Sukkur–Hyderabad motorway site
Master plan of a 400-acre site beside the Sukkur–Multan Motorway, with gates, plots, green areas and a land-use table
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400-acre master plan, as published by SEZMC (June 2025). Indicative; may change through the feasibility work.Plan: sezmc.gos.pk, project page (plan uploaded June 2025)

400 acres in the master plan

Land use Acres Share
Industrial 264 66%
Commercial 5.6 1.4%
Residential 2.4 0.6%
Amenities 16 4%
Green areas 13.6 3.4%
Roads 98.4 24.6%

04Industrial clusters

SEZMC plans the enclave for medium industrial clusters, such as:

  • 01

    Gem processing

  • 02

    Apparel and garments

  • 03

    Halal food processing

Source: sezmc.gos.pk.

05Planning status

Steps SEZMC has published, and the next step it describes. No completion date has been announced.

  1. Done

    Land identified

    400 acres in District Sukkur.

  2. Done

    Approved by the SEZMC Board

    A new industrial enclave under public–private partnership.

  3. Done

    Consultant selected

    For feasibility studies and transaction advisory services.

  4. Done

    Master plan published

    400 acres, June 2025.

  5. Next

    Developers and enterprises invited

    Solicitation under the public–private partnership framework.

Source: sezmc.gos.pk; SEZMC projects presentation, slide 18.

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