Pakistan, Oct. 1 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured Pakistan of full support for the flagship ML-1 railway modernisation project. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal sought faster progress on the project during a meeting with ADB President Masato Kanda. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 25th Carec Ministerial Conference in Ulaanbaatar. Iqbal conveyed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's message to accelerate procedural formalities.

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Kanda assured Iqbal that the ADB remained fully committed to ML-1. He said the bank would provide all possible support to advance the major railway project. He highlighted potential links between Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pak...