BEIJING: The National Railways Administration of China and Pakistan’s Ministry of Railways signed the agreement during a ceremony on Monday. The agreement focus on the upgradation of the Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line (ML-1) .
A ‘commercial contract’ for the preliminary upgradation design of the project was also signed on the occasion.
The Chinese side was led by Transport Minister Li Xiaopeng while the Pakistani side was led by Railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique.
He said people from all provinces of Pakistan will benefit from this agreement and that it was a ‘significant step’ for the people of Pakistan.
Rafique also said he’s asked the Chinese minister to help launch the Karachi Circular Railway project as well as mass transit systems in Peshawar and Karachi.
The minister is part of the delegation accompanying Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who is in Beijing on a state visit.
