At Abu Dhabi summit, Pakistan pitches multibillion-dollar rail upgrades to drive regional trade

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani on Wednesday pitched multibillion-dollar upgrades of two national rail corridors as central to regional trade and connectivity, telling a global transport summit in Abu Dhabi that modern infrastructure was essential to prosperity. The Main Line-1 (ML-1), stretching 1,872 kilometers from Karachi to Peshawar, is Pakistan’s busiest passenger and freight artery, while the Main Line-3 (ML-3) links Quetta to Kotri via Jacobabad, serving as a vital route for minerals and regional commerce.

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