The work on a feasibility study for developing rail-link between China and Pakistan is being conducted at apace and would be completed within this year, stated Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. He was talking to Zhao Jun, the Vice President of China National Machinery Corporation (CNC), in Islamabad, according to an official statement. Ahmed said this link would provide Pakistan and China ample opportunities to explore vistas in economic and social sectors with European countries and Central Asian States. The work on Quetta-Kandhar (Pakistan-Afghanistan) and Taftan-Zahidan (Pakistan-Iran) sections was already underway, which would ultimately give boost to the economic ventures in this part of the South Asia and rest of the world, the minister added. Pakistan was keen to start Metro service in 8 major cities, a high-speed train between Lahore and Rawalpindi, the first ever project in South Asia, he added.
