China Eyes Railway Project Linking to Pakistan

It was recently reported from China that currently a group of researchers are trying to work out a way to link Pakistan and China through a railway project that will connect the Xinjiang province to Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan and China have always been close allies and have worked on several projects together. This time the project has been commissioned by China. This means that they are going to fund it as they want to connect to Pakistan in order to make travelling easier.

Zhang Chunlin, who is the director of Xinjiang’s regional development, stated, “The 1,800-km China-Pakistan railway is planned to also pass through Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad and Karachi.”

There are certain problems which are being encountered by China at the moment. While trying to connect with Pakistan, China will have to come through certain areas which are under the control of India. This means that they will have to ask permission from the neighbouring country in order to complete this railway track.

The geographical and climatic conditions of the area are extreme but Zhang Chunlin understands and said, “Although the cost of constructing the railway is expected to be high due to the hostile environment and complicated geographic conditions, the study of the project has already been started.”

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