Pakistan

Mega railway project: Pakistan to get easy access to China market

PCJCCI president assured them of complete support and assistance in implementation of the project

Our Correspondent June 23, 2016

PCJCCI president assured them of complete support and assistance in implementation of the project. PHOTO: FILE

LAHORE: The Pakistan-China mega railway project will transform the country into a regional hub of economic development as it will provide easy access to the Chinese market and attract a large number of foreign investors, said Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Shah Faisal Afridi.

Meeting a delegation of China Railway 17th Bureau Group Company Limited, which is involved in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) railway projects, the PCJCCI president assured them of complete support and assistance in implementation of the project.

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“The Government has decided to carry out the CPEC connectivity project on a priority basis. After the establishment of communication links, a large number of foreign investors will be attracted and Pakistan will get easy access to the Chinese market,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 23^rd, 2016.

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COMMENTS (4)

TROY ZAHOOR COLVIN | 8 years ago | Reply Indians are literally crying over CPEC. Is Indian railway having bullet train??, Is Indian railways having most modern rail engine????????????

Sunil | 8 years ago | Reply Why doesn't China expand its railway network, specially the bullet train in to Pakistan cities? It will help Pakistan citizens a lot, specially old out dated engines Pakistan has been running. China's railway spreads in to many ex-Soviet states, through Mongolia, Russia. It wanted to expand in to India via Sikkim, was declined.

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