{"id":103165,"date":"2025-08-28T16:32:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103165"},"modified":"2025-08-28T16:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:32:53","slug":"adb-to-finance-rohri-khi-section-of-ml-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/adb-to-finance-rohri-khi-section-of-ml-1.html","title":{"rendered":"ADB to finance Rohri\u2013Karachi Section of ML-1 Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to finance part of Pakistan\u2019s multibillion-dollar Mainline-1 (ML-1) railway project, starting with the Rohri\u2013Karachi section. The commitment marks the bank\u2019s return to the long-awaited project after earlier withdrawing due to differences over financing structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an official statement from the Economic Affairs Division, ADB President Masato Kanda met with Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema in Islamabad to discuss the project\u2019s scope and funding requirements. During the meeting, the Secretary Railways briefed the ADB delegation on the strategic importance of ML-1, which will upgrade the country\u2019s main railway line from Peshawar to Karachi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-seeks-china-aid-for-ml-i-project-khi-hyd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ML-1: Pak seeks USD 1 bn from China for KHI-HYD Section<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister expressed confidence that ADB will provide phased financial support for the project, highlighting its role in improving passenger transport, trade, and regional connectivity. He also urged the bank to shorten project processing timelines to enable an early start of implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Kanda acknowledged the significance of ML-1 for Pakistan\u2019s economy and regional integration, and reaffirmed the ADB\u2019s commitment to support the project, beginning with the Rohri\u2013Karachi section. He also conveyed condolences over the loss of lives and damage caused by recent monsoon floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting concluded with the signing of an agreement between ADB and the Capital Development Authority (CDA). Under the deal, CDA will provide land for the construction of ADB\u2019s new office building in Islamabad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to finance part of Pakistan\u2019s multibillion-dollar Mainline-1 (ML-1) railway project, starting with the Rohri\u2013Karachi section. The commitment marks the bank\u2019s return to the long-awaited project after earlier withdrawing due to differences over financing structure. According to an official statement from the Economic Affairs Division, ADB President Masato Kanda met with Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema in Islamabad to discuss the project\u2019s scope and funding requirements. During the meeting, the Secretary Railways briefed the ADB delegation on the strategic importance of ML-1, which will upgrade the country\u2019s main railway line from Peshawar to Karachi. Read: ML-1: Pak seeks USD 1 bn from China for KHI-HYD Section The minister expressed confidence that ADB will provide phased financial support for the project, highlighting its role in improving passenger transport, trade, and regional connectivity. He also urged the bank to shorten project processing timelines to enable an early start of implementation. President Kanda acknowledged the significance of ML-1 for Pakistan\u2019s economy and regional integration, and reaffirmed the ADB\u2019s commitment to support the project, beginning with the Rohri\u2013Karachi section. He also conveyed condolences over the loss of lives and damage caused by recent monsoon floods.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":61322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[67621,67628,67544,67631,67622,67624,67623,67630,59863,67627,67629,67625,67632,67626],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103165","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-adb-ml-1-financing","9":"tag-ahad-khan-cheema","10":"tag-asian-development-bank-pakistan","11":"tag-cda-islamabad-agreement","12":"tag-economic-affairs-division-pakistan","13":"tag-karachi-peshawar-rail-corridor","14":"tag-mainline-1-project","15":"tag-masato-kanda-adb","16":"tag-pakistan-infrastructure-development","17":"tag-pakistan-railway-projects","18":"tag-pakistan-trade-connectivity","19":"tag-railway-modernization-pakistan","20":"tag-regional-integration-pakistan","21":"tag-rohri-karachi-railway-upgrade","22":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ADB to finance Rohri\u2013KHI Section of ML-1 - Project Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The commitment marks the bank\u2019s return to the long-awaited project after earlier withdrawing due to differences over financing structure...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/adb-to-finance-rohri-khi-section-of-ml-1.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ADB to finance Rohri\u2013KHI Section of ML-1 - Project Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The commitment marks the bank\u2019s return to the long-awaited project after earlier withdrawing due to differences over financing structure...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/adb-to-finance-rohri-khi-section-of-ml-1.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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