Times of Islamabad

Sheikh Rashid announced 150,000 jobs in Pakistan Railways

Sheikh Rashid announced 150,000 jobs in Pakistan Railways

ISLAMABAD – Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has said that Main LineOne project will provide around one hundred and fifty thousand jobopportunities.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore today, he said that Pakistan andChina will sign a preliminary agreement for the design of the ML-1 projectduring the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to China.

He said that after completion of ML-1 project, the travel duration fromLahore to Karachi will be reduced to eight hours.