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July 21, 2023 | Infrastructure

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to build UAP Railway

760km route from Termiz in Uzbekistan via Mazar-e-Sharif to Kharlachi in Pakistan.

September 27, 2022 | Infrastructure

Pakistan floods cause “unprecedented damage” to rail network

The damage was worst in the Balochistan and Sindh regions in the south.

May 9, 2022 | Financial

Pakistan seeks more Chinese finance for Mainline-1 project

Cost of Karachi - Peshawar upgrade now $US 6.8bn.

February 8, 2022 | Infrastructure

Pakistan eyes standard gauge line to the Middle East and Europe

Reducing journey times a key consideration for building the new 635km railway.

February 3, 2022 | Financial

Pakistan records $US 1.13bn in revenue over four-year period

The railway is also relaunching passenger services following the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 27, 2022 | Financial

Private funding model agreed for Karachi Circular Railway

Construction of 43km railway expected to take three years.

September 28, 2021 | Infrastructure

Ground breaking ceremony held for Karachi Circular Railway

Pakistan’s prime minister says more transport projects are needed in Karachi.

November 18, 2020 | News

Pakistan to seek reduced Chinese loan for Mainline-1 project

THE government of Pakistan is reportedly planning to seek a reduced $US 2.7bn loan from China to support the construction of package 1 of its $US 7.2bn Karachi - Peshawar Mainline-1 (ML-1) project.

November 16, 2020 | Asia

Pakistan Railways to open first section of Karachi Circular Railway

PAKISTAN Railways (PR) will resume services on a restored 14km section of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) on November 19.

August 7, 2020 | Asia

Pakistan approves $US 6.8bn Peshawar - Lahore - Karachi line upgrade

PAKISTAN’s Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), the country’s top economic body, has approved a $US 6.8bn project to upgrade 2655km of railway infrastructure on the Peshawar - Lahore - Karachi corridor and establish a dry port at Havelian.

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