China has appreciated President Dr Arif Aliv’s remarks about China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), its role for boosting regional connectivity and benefits to Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics (CARs). “Just as President Alvi link pointed out, the CPEC not only benefits the people of ...

ISLAMABAD - The death toll from a train collision in central Pakistan rose to 23 on Friday after several people succumbed to their injuries overnight, officials said. The incident took place Thursday in Rahim Yar Khan district in Punjab province when a passenger train coming from the eastern city ...

ISLAMABAD: The death toll from a train collision in central Pakistan rose to 23 on Friday after several people succumbed to their injuries overnight, officials said. The incident took place Thursday in Rahim Yar Khan district in Punjab province when a passenger train coming from the eastern city of ...

ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Railways has inked an agreement with China for up gradation of main Peshawar to Karachi line (ML-1) aiming to meet future challenges, Minister for Railways Shaikh Rashid Ahmed told Senate. In a written reply to the question of Senator Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh, the minister ...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar asked how the railway department, which is a part of the Centre, can sell Sindh government’s land. He was hearing the suo motu case pertaining to the lease and allotment of Sindh’s land at the Supreme Court’s Karachi registry on Tuesday. ...

ISLAMABAD:Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sartaj Aziz says China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is not against any country but for peace and prosperity of all nations around the globe. Addressing Pakistan Capital Investment Summit and Expo 2018 in Islamabad today (Wednesday), he said CPEC is not ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says early implementation and completion of CPEC projects remains the foremost priority of the government due to their huge socio-economic benefits for the country. He stated this while chairing a meeting of Cabinet Committee on CPEC in Islamabad on ...

Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting presided by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday recommended the purchase of 250 passenger coaches and 830 high-capacity bogie freight wagons which will cost Rs36.9b pending final approval from the Executive Committee of National Economic Council ...

LAHORE: (APP) Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Monday offered freight trains to private sector, saying that the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) would be given preference in this regard. In a meeting with business community here at the LCCI, the minister asked the Lahore ...

ISLAMABAD (APP): The upgradation and dualization of Pakistan railway's main line track (ML1) from Karachi to Torkham, at a cost of US$ 8 billion, would pave way to run fast moving trains in the country.Pakistan Railways projects under CPECPakistan and China have agreed to upgrade main line (ML1) to ...