Islamabad :
According to details, the Karachi-Peshawar railway line upgrade project, part of C-Pack and considered the most important for Pakistan’s economy, has not yet started in practice. It is feared that the project will be further delayed, as the current financial Even this year, the chances of starting regular work on ML One are slim.
According to sources, the government’s targets for the current financial year do not include the cornerstone of the ML-1 project. It has been more than a year since the L1 was approved, but the government has set a target of laying the groundwork for the project in the next financial year.
It was further informed that both Pakistan and China have drafted loan terms and conditions for the project on which an agreement is likely to be reached soon. Tender for ML1 project will be issued after consensus. According to sources, the ML1 project is proposed to be completed in three different phases. In the first phase, it is proposed to complete Package One of 2 2.4 billion and not to include Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
It has been reported that it has been proposed to include high traffic junctions in Package One first. It should be noted that the cost of the ML1 project is estimated at ارب 6.8 billion, of which 85% will be paid by China and 15% by Pakistan. Ever since work on the C-Pack project began in 2015, there have been claims that work on the ML1 project will begin soon, but after more than six years, the project is still limited to paperwork. ۔
