KARACHI: Consul General of China Yang Yundong has assured Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah that the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) would be approved shortly as it is a priority project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

An official statement said that the CM told the consul general that the transport issues in the city would be resolved with the KCR construction as it would be the feeder of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) lines.

In the meeting, Mr Shah and Yang discussed CPEC projects, KCR and agriculture in Sindh.

Published in Dawn, March 19th, 2024

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