PESHAWAR: The China-Pakistan Econ
omic Corridor (CPEC) would sponsor a railway track for bridging Lahore and Peshawar. A Chinese company has completed the survey for a 411-kilometre long Lahore to Peshawar railway lin
e. This was stated by an official of the railway sources on Sunday. Speaking to reporters in Peshawar, Muhammad Javed Anwar, chief executive officer and senior general manager Pakistan Railways said that the double track of railway would be under the China Pakistan Econ
omic Corridor (CPEC) project. He further said that the Chinese engineers and workers were already busy in surveys for the proposed project. Muhammad Javed Anwar added that Pakistan Railways provided an important mode of safe transportation in the farthest corners of the c
ountry and it brought such areas closer for business, adventure and education. He added Pakistan Railways has been a great integrating force and forms the life line of the c
ountry by catering to the needs of a large scale movement of people and freight to different places of the c
ountry. Sources in the Tourism Corp
oration Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) told Daily Times that the department was playing its part to make the largest mean of transportation regain its business spot. The tourism mi
nistry had arranged different trips to different stations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collab
oration with the Pakistan Railways to relive the stock of the railway mi
nistry and enable the railway department to stand on its feet.
