ISLAMABAD – Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed along with GovernorSindh Imran Ismail inaugurated a freight train at Karachi Railway Stationon Tuesday.
The freight train will be run by Pakistan Railway under public privatepartnership between Karachi to Lahore.
Our Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado reports that the train taking 26hundred tons of load will leave towards Lahore from Karachi daily.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Sheikh Rasheed said that income of ourfreight is eighteen billion rupees.
He said Karachi Circular Railway project has become part of China PakistanEconomic Corridor for which further deliberations are underway.
The Minister said talks are also in progress with China for laying newrailway track between Karachi and Peshawar.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor Imran Ismail said Pakistan Railways hasbeen improved after being taken by Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed.
He said that cheap resources of transport are being made available for thepeople.