Pakistan, July 20 -- LAHORE - Experts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) visited the 480-kilometre railway stretch from Karachi to Rohri on Saturday to assess its potential for future investment. This critical section is part of Pakistan's long-awaited Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway upgradation project, which aims to modernise the country's outdated railway infrastructure.

Led by ADB Chief Transport Planner Sangyoon Kim, the inspection team included Pakistan Railways' top engineers, divisional superintendents, and infrastructure specialists. The group closely examined the track conditions and discussed challenges that could affect the feasibility of financing the first phase of the ML-1 project. Meetings with senior railway officials and ...