{"id":106144,"date":"2026-07-22T14:38:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=106144"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:38:48","slug":"pm-reviews-railways-transformation-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-reviews-railways-transformation-plan.html","title":{"rendered":"PM reviews Railways Transformation Plan, seeks ML-1 upgrade proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to present proposals for upgrading the Rohri\u2013Multan section of Main Line-1 (ML-1) as he reviewed progress on the Pakistan Railways Transformation Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting, held in Islamabad, was briefed on the progress of ML-1 and ML-3 upgrade projects, the Thar Coal Railway Connectivity Project and other railway initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ml-3-to-receive-bridge-financing-from-reko-diq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Railways\u2019 ML-3 project to receive bridge financing from Reko Diq<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rohri\u2013Multan section is part of the ML-1 project, which envisages upgrading the 1,733-kilometre railway line between Peshawar and Karachi under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister stressed the importance of completing railway development projects within stipulated timelines while maintaining quality standards. He said a modern and efficient railway system would help strengthen the economy, promote trade and improve regional connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting was informed that the detailed engineering design for the Karachi\u2013Rohri section of ML-1 had been completed, while the Rohri\u2013Nokundi section of ML-3 would be upgraded through the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and bridge financing arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 112-kilometre Thar Coal Railway Connectivity Project, linking the Thar coalfields with Chhor Railway Station, is 60% complete and is expected to be finished by December 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/railways-to-launch-digital-freight-tracking-systems.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Railways to launch digital freight, tracking systems under new project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting was also informed that an international consultant had been engaged to support railway reforms. Services of Pakistan Railways-operated schools and hospitals have been outsourced, while work is underway to commercialise six major railway stations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to present proposals for upgrading the Rohri\u2013Multan section of Main Line-1 (ML-1) as he reviewed progress on the Pakistan Railways Transformation Plan. The meeting, held in Islamabad, was briefed on the progress of ML-1 and ML-3 upgrade projects, the Thar Coal Railway Connectivity Project and other railway initiatives. Read: Railways\u2019 ML-3 project to receive bridge financing from Reko Diq The Rohri\u2013Multan section is part of the ML-1 project, which envisages upgrading the 1,733-kilometre railway line between Peshawar and Karachi under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The prime minister stressed the importance of completing railway development projects within stipulated timelines while maintaining quality standards. He said a modern and efficient railway system would help strengthen the economy, promote trade and improve regional connectivity. The meeting was informed that the detailed engineering design for the Karachi\u2013Rohri section of ML-1 had been completed, while the Rohri\u2013Nokundi section of ML-3 would be upgraded through the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and bridge financing arrangements. The 112-kilometre Thar Coal Railway Connectivity Project, linking the Thar coalfields with Chhor Railway Station, is 60% complete and is expected to be finished by December 2026. Read: Railways to launch digital&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":65203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[2414,3886,68903,40658,36655,63394,2364,74886,74398,67356,67351,68902,68049,74889,50161,74887,74888,61118,74885,64296],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-106144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-development-projects","tag-china-pakistan-economic-corridor","tag-cpec","tag-freight-transport","tag-main-line-1","tag-ml-1","tag-pakistan-infrastructure","tag-pakistan-railways","tag-pakistan-railways-development","tag-passenger-transport","tag-railway-infrastructure","tag-railway-modernization","tag-railway-reforms","tag-railway-upgrade","tag-railways-transformation-plan","tag-regional-connectivity","tag-rohri-multan-railway","tag-rohri-nokundi-ml-3","tag-shehbaz-sharif","tag-thar-coal-railway-connectivity-project","tag-transport-infrastructure","cat-20385-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PM reviews Railways Transformation Plan - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Services of Pakistan Railways-operated schools and hospitals have been outsourced, while work is underway to commercialise....\" \/>\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\/pm-reviews-railways-transformation-plan.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM reviews Railways Transformation Plan - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Services of Pakistan Railways-operated schools and hospitals have been outsourced, while work is underway to commercialise....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-reviews-railways-transformation-plan.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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