• The work on ML-I project would be started soon.
• Secretary Railways said it was breakthrough in ML-I project.
• He said ML-I will change entire transportation system of Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Ministry of Railways Syed Mazhar Ali Shah said that the work on the Main Line-I (ML-I) project between Pakistan and China would be started soon.

During a signing ceremony between Pakistan and China, he said that it was a breakthrough in the ML-I project.

“ML-I is a strategic project which will change the entire transportation system of Pakistan,” he added. Syed Mazhar Shah said the cost of the project has been reduced from $9 billion to $6.7 billion.

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