1. M2 Motorway is a north–south motorway in Pakistan, connecting Rawalpindi/Islamabad to Lahore.

2. It has the highest pillared-bridge in Asia at the Khewra Salt Range.

3. It was the first motorway built in South Asia.

4. It is one of the most expensive motorways in Asia,

5. The motorway is 375 km long and located entirely in Punjab.

6. It passes through, Faizpur Pur, Kot Abdull Malik, Kala Shah Kaku, Sheikhupura, Khanqah Dogran, Kot Sarwar, Pindi Bhattian, Salem, Lilla, Kot Momin, Kallar Kahar, Balksar, Nila Dulha and Chakri before ending just outside the twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

7. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has used the M2 motorway as a runway on three occasions: for the first time in 2000 when it landed an F-7P fighter, a Super Mushak trainer and a C-130 and, again, in 2010.

8. On the last occasion, the PAF used a runway section on the M2 motorway on 2 April 2010 to land, refuel and take-off two jet fighters, a Mirage III and an F-7P, during its Highmark 2010 exercise, the PAF used runway section again in 2017 to practice in hour the of emergency.

9. There are ten service and rest areas on both sides of the whole motorway, having facilities of Insta fueling, Insta Carwash, Insta car repair and restaurants of food and coffee like KFC, McDonald's, Gloria Jeans coffee and others.

10. The whole motorway after a long period of 15 years renovated and recarpeted by Frontier Works Organization (FWO).