Railways

Pakistan Railways recover 293.56 acres land from encroachers

Pakistan Railways recover 293.56 acres land from encroachers

January 20, 2020

ISLAMABAD: A nationwide anti-encroachment drive has led to the retrieval of 293.56 acres land owned by Pakistan Railways in a span of 11 months. According to an official in the Ministry of Railways, the state-owned enterprise recovered 143.45 acres from Punjab, 80.54 acres from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 59.8 acres from Sindh[...]
KCR project to be revived by Chinese financing

KCR project to be revived by Chinese financing

November 17, 2019

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will soon request Chinese authorities for the financing of the Karachi Circular Railways (KCR) project. The decision was made in the 9th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held in Islamabad recently. The project can greatly reduce the public traffic woes of Karachi which lacks an effective and modern Mass[...]
ML-1 railway project finalised: Sheikh Rasheed

ML-1 railway project finalised: Sheikh Rasheed

October 10, 2019

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Wednesday told that the multibillion-dollar Main Line (ML-I) project has been finalised between Pakistan and China. During the meeting with Chinese Minister for Transport Li Xiaopeng, he said that the project will be a huge milestone and will provide immense opportunities[...]