Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to include the Peshawar-Torkham section in the Main Line-1 project — a news source reported. He gave these instructions while presiding over a meeting of the federal cabinet.
During the session, the cabinet further discussed the work done so far on the ML-1 project, and also deliberated on several other topics, including the current political situation and the import of sugar and wheat. On the occasion, the cabinet made it mandatory for 61 food and non-food items to require certification.
The ML-1 is a major project under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, and was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council earlier this month — with work on the estimated PKR 1.137 trillion venture having already been launched.
The project will involve upgrading the Pakistan Railways’ existing 2,655-kilometre-long track of the ML-1, and the development of a dry port near Havelian. The funds for the venture are expected to be provided by the governments of Pakistan and China.
