KARACHI: Restoration of KCR demanded

Published September 5, 2002

KARACHI, Sept 4: The coordination committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday demanded restoration of the Karachi Circular Railway plan which had been shelved on the pretext of non-availability of funds.

In a statement here, deputy convener of the coordination committee Shoaib Bokhari Advocate said MQM had often demanded the revival of the KCR but the federal government had put the issue into cold storage on the pretext of non-availability of funds.

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