PESHAWAR – Pakistan plans to connect with Afghanistan through Rail linkwhich would subsequently be connected with Central Asian Republics.
Federal Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has said thatgovernment is preparing feasibility of laying a railway track fromJalalabad in neighboring Afghanistan to Peshawar.
He was addressing Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Saturday.He said that expansion of railways and commissioning of new trains wouldboost economic activities in Peshawar as well as in the country. He saidthat the improvement of the railway sector would also benefit peopleinvolved in business in South Asia.
He said that government would launch a business train from January 30 whilea new VVIP train would start from January 23 adding a plan to start trainservice form Dargai to Nowshera is under consideration.
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He said that train service would be improved by removing crossings fromPeshawar to Karachi by constructing bridges on Railway track. He said thatan increase of 30 percent has been witnessed in a number of passengersduring the last three months.
Sheikh Rashid said that PTI achieved a remarkable accomplishment bylaunching 20 trains in hundred days adding that is a record in worldhistory.
