Pakistan targets 120 train pairs as $2.5bn ML-1 upgrade advances
Pakistan is advancing the modernization of Main Line-1 (ML-1), with the government targeting a more than threefold increase in train capacity and substantially higher passenger and freight speeds along the Karachi-Peshawar railway corridor.
September 29, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan is advancing the modernization of Main Line-1 (ML-1), with the government targeting a more than threefold increase in train capacity and substantially higher passenger and freight speeds along the Karachi-Peshawar railway corridor. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said the modernization of ML-1 is critical to expanding Pakistan’s trade,...