The trilateral Working Group of Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan hasfinalized the route of the three countries’ railways project to facilitateregional trade and people-to-people contacts.
The approval was granted at the meeting of the Working Group in Islamabadtoday, whereas the signing ceremony of the Joint Protocol will take placetomorrow.
The key objective of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railways projectis to build a missing rail link by connecting Uzbekistan railways withPakistan railways via Termiz-Mazar- e-Sharif-Logar-Kharlachi route.
The line will support both passenger and freight services and wouldcontribute in regional trade and economic growth.
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The parties also agreed on a roadmap for conducting technical studies,financing sources and other key aspects for early implementation of theproject.
