ECNEC approves ML-1 project

By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services) 

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Coordination (ECNEC) has approved the most important railway project, the ML-1 (Mainline 1). Upon completion it’s expected to bring about a revolution in the country's railway network. 

"Alhamdolillah the ECNEC has approved the transformational railway project,” Lt General Asif Saleem Bajwa, Chairman, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information, tweeted on August 5. 

The approved project worth US$ 6.806 billion included Peshawar to Karachi 1,872 kilometers railway track and other auxiliary facilities. 

“The cost included Havelian Dry Port and upgradation of the Walton Academy,” he added in his twitter message.