Ambassador of China Yao Jing farewell call on Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid

Ambassador of China Yao Jing farewell call on Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed today (Monday).

During farewell meeting, Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that regional rail network would ensure country’s access to the Central Asian countries through Afghanistan.

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He said it would bring development and prosperity in the area.

The minister commended the services of the envoy for promoting Pak-China relations.

Furthermore, he said “Chinese ambassador’s efforts for approval of Main Line-I rail project are unforgettable”.

He said that ML-I project was a game changer for Pakistan Railways and indispensable for strengthening country’s economy.

Besides ML-I, Pakistan Railways was also putting efforts for development of Peshawar-Jalalabad and Quetta-Kandahar rail network.

The ambassador said that Pakistan and China are enjoying cordial relations and the people of both the countries are having warm relations.

Expressing his pleasure on the approval of ML-I project, the ambassador said this project would help promote Pakistan’s local industry as well as create a number of employment opportunities for the people.

Secretary/Chairman Railways, Habib-ur-Rehman Gilani was also present in the meeting.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Railways all set to float long awaited tenders for dualization of Karachi-Peshawar track Main Line-I (ML-I) multi-billion dollar project during this week.

Railways have made this plan under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

A high powered meeting on the project likely to commence on September 15.

A senior official in the Ministry of Railways told APP that the meeting would make final decision about the floating of tenders of ML-I.

GTV