Currency notes rain down on motorway amid economic crisis. In contrast to the economic crisis that Pakistan, a nation of over 220 million people, is experiencing, commuters can be seen throwing cash on one of the nation’s highways.
A handheld video clip taken from inside a car showed a line of trucks and SUVs moving forward while being showered with cash. First, Rs. 50 and Rs. 100 bills were scattered across the roads, and then Rs. 500 bills were dumped on a busy highway.
Some employees appeared to rush to gather the notes as a large amount of cash flew through the air and touched down on some ground.
The clip further progressed as the convoy moves forward; the man who apparently filmed the money-showering event even passed comments about the act and that’s at a time when masses are struggling for their meals.
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Showering money is a popular ritual at ‘desi’ events as people shower notes as a showoff act to garner praise.
Lately, family members at the wedding event showered mobile phones and currency notes from the rooftop of a marriage hall in Mandi Bahauddin.
The National Highway Authority of Pakistan owns, maintains, and manages a network of multiple-lane, high-speed, controlled-access highways throughout Pakistan.
There are currently 2567 km of motorways in use, and 1191 km more are being built.
The “National Trade Corridor Project” and “China-Pakistan Belt Road Initiative” in Pakistan include the construction of highways from Khunjerab Pass, close to the Chinese border, to Gwadar in Balochistan.
There are 16 motorways in total, 11 of which are in use. The remaining motorways are either planned or under development.
All motorways in Pakistan are prefixed with the letter ‘M’ (for “Motorway”) followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), e.g. “M-1”.
