Quetta - Lahore, road condition, etc..

[pecha72]

Should be getting our Pakistani visas this week, so starting off shortly with a bike. The road from Zahedan to Mir Javeh to Quetta, there doesnt seem to be many options (because further south, closer to the sea, I hear the roads are really bad, and the region in general not so good, better to just take the main route...) But from Quetta, when heading to India, in my map there seem to be at least 3 options:

1: Zhob - D.I.Khan - Faisalabad - Lahore - Wagah

2: Ziarat - Loralai - D.G.Khan - Multan - Lahore - Wagah

3: Sukkur - Bahawalpur - Multan - Lahore - Wagah.

While I havent been to Pakistan, just been following the media, and not all news have been good lately, Im a little bit curious about the situation in the different regions.

Route #1 might go a little close to the Afghan border and the tribal areas further north, anyone have any recent experiences from there?

Route #2, someone said the road near Loralai is real bad, can anyone confirm this? Is the stretch from Quetta to D.G.Khan paved (or once was paved), or its a dirt road? Is it just a little bit bad, or a real "4x4 only" route? My bike is a street-enduro type, but 2-up and very heavy loaded, so very bad roads can be a problem.

Route #3, this one seems (on the map at least) the most tempting, to go to the Indus Valley where it should be flat, so a bit faster road, too? Unless of course theres a lot of flooded areas etc., so again Im wondering, how is the road condition on this route?

The fuel range of the bike should be around 300-350 kms, so that shouldnt be a problem in anyone of these routes, (or from Iranian border to Quetta?)

One more thing: if starting off early, as soon as the suns on the horizon, and start looking for a hotel 1-2 hours before dark, what would be a nice estimate of km´s, that you can cover per day in Pakistan - or in the different regions, as I hear that the road condition can vary greatly?

We may in fact be escorted by the police, so not sure if they´ll have some suggestions on the route (and travelling with them means to go slowly from what I´ve heard)... but anyway, all experiences and comments are welcomed!