Working group of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan finalizes railways route

The trilateral Working Group of Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan has finalized the route of the three countries' railways project to facilitate regional trade and people-to-people contacts.

The approval was granted at the meeting of the Working Group in Islamabad today, whereas the signing ceremony of the Joint Protocol will take place tomorrow.

The key objective of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railways project is to build a missing rail link by connecting Uzbekistan railways with Pakistan railways via Termiz-Mazar- e-Sharif-Logar-Kharlachi route.

 The line will support both passenger and freight services and would contribute in regional trade and economic growth.

The parties also agreed on a roadmap for conducting technical studies, financing sources and other key aspects for early implementation of the project.