Pakistan, UAE to collaborate on Karachi-Peshawar railway upgrade, says envoy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s envoy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Thursday Pakistan and the UAE plan to collaborate and share expertise in the railway sector, adding that the Gulf state is already involved in the Main Line-1 (ML-1) project and that Islamabad is in contact with Etihad Rail in this connection. The ML-1 project is Pakistan’s largest railway infrastructure upgrade involving the modernization and dual-tracking of the 1,872 km Karachi-Peshawar railway line, including signaling upgrades, bridges, stations and speed enhancements.

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