Pakistan Fast-Tracks ML-1 and KKH as CPEC Routes Shift Toward Regional Trade
The Daily CPEC reported the move on Wednesday but gave no timeline, budget, or named officials in the material retrieved.
The Daily CPEC reported on Wednesday that Pakistan is fast-tracking the Main Line-1 railway and the Karakoram Highway as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor routes shift toward regional trade. The report was retrievable only as a headline and standfirst; no timeline, budget figure, or named official was available.
The Karakoram Highway runs through Gilgit-Baltistan and connects Pakistan to China through the Khunjerab Pass. It is the main overland trade route between the two countries and has long been central to CPEC plans in the north.
Main Line-1 is the planned upgrade of the railway line from Karachi to Peshawar, a key freight and passenger corridor under CPEC. The report gave no new details on the status of either project beyond saying they are being fast-tracked.
Skardu Times will update this story as more information becomes available.
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