RAWALPINDI: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said on Monday thatChina will make 90pc investment in the upgradation of Main Line-1 (ML-1)project.

He was addressing a ceremony organised in connection with revival of Kohatand Subak Kharam express trains in Rawalpindi.

The minister expressed confidence that the tender for the ML-1 project willsoon be issued, adding that the project would create 150,000 jobs.

On the political front, the minister maintained that the government has nothreat from the rallies announced by Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).“Prime Minister Imran Khan will complete his term of five years,” heasserted.

Rasheed said that there was a clear difference between the narratives ofNawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, lauding the latter for issuing a statementof “negotiations at national level”.

“Pakistan has no external threat; however, the country is facing threatsfrom inside. Our army is aware of everything occurring at borders,” headded.