Railways Minister makes an offer to the Korean Companies

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has invited theKorean companies to invest in the rail infrastructure of Pakistan.

He was talking to his South Korean counterpart Huang Seong Kyu in Seoul.

Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said we want to turn Pakistan Railways into a moderntransport entity on the pattern of South Korea. He said Pakistan desiresto benefit from the professional experience of Korea.

Sheikh Rashid said Pakistan is undertaking a project to upgrade its 1872kilometer rail track from Karachi to Peshawar in the next five years. Hesaid the Korean private companies should become part of the mega project.

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The Minister said Pakistan Railways is also working to connect Gwadar portwith other cities of Pakistan through rail network. We are also planning tolink our rail with the European rail network through Turkey and China.

Sheikh Rashid said Pakistan has become an investment friendly country underan honest leadership.