Pakistan, Sept. 10 -- Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Senator Ahad Cheema held a meeting with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) delegation to review progress on the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project, with particular focus on timely finalization of the project design and subsequent preparatory requirements.

The ADB informed the meeting that its technical team and Project Consultants are actively working on the project and that every effort is being made to finalize the ML-1 project design within October. The ADB side further stated that, once the project design is finalized, it would make every effort, in close coordination with the Government, to move forward with procurement and other subsequent stages in a timely manner, said a ...