Re: GOOD TO SEE IMMENSE PROGRESS IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan and China were carrying out a feasability report for a railway link between Northern Areas in Pakistan to Kashghar in China,whatever happened to that??
If this project is ever taken out,this would be the highest (from sea level)Railway Link (after Tibet’s Lhasa one)between the two countries.I found this by Googling:
http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news857.html
Possibility of China-Pakistan Rail Link
The Pakistan government has awarded a US$1.2m contract to an international consortium, to carry out a feasibility study for establishing a rail link with China to boost trade relations between the two countries.
The study will cover a 750km section between Havellian and the 4,730m-high Khunjerab crossing over Mansehra district and the Karakoram Highway. Havellian is already linked with the rest of the rail network in Pakistan; the Chinese will lay track within their territory up to Khunjerab, linking Pakistan with China’s rail network.
By expanding its stake in Pakistan’s rail sector, China is poised to exploit the country’s advantageous geographical position – strategically located at the confluence of south, central and west Asia.
Beijing’s involvement in several rail projects in Pakistan is motivated primarily by commercial considerations, but it also sees distinct advantages for its improved transportation and access to central Asia and the Persian Gulf states. A reliable network of road and rail links can only ensure China’s access to energy-rich central Asia, serving it both commercially and strategically.