With turkey via iran: Pakistan pursues railway link
. As per details, the train operation continued till December 2011
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan is actively pursuing the re-start of container train service between Pakistan and Turkey via Iran through tripartite arrangements under the auspices of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Officials of Pakistan Railways on Wednesday said the container train operations between Pakistan and Turkey through Iran was inaugurated during 2009 and first container train left Islamabad on August 14, 2009. As per details, the train operation continued till December 2011.The present government signed a MoU with Turkish Railway for revival of freight train service on November 23, 2013 to help promote trade. The railway network is already connected to its neighbouring countries and it is connected to Iran through Quetta-Taftan link (612 km) which further extends up to Zahidan within Iran (95 km), the officials said.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 21st, 2016.
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