ISLAMABAD (PEN): CPEC’s Mainline-I project is a flagship project of the BRI, and will revamp and modernize the country’s age-old railway infrastructure. This project was declared a “strategic project” by the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) of CPEC in 2017, and reflects a high-level consensus between leadership and policymakers of both countries. ML-I spans nearly 1,872 kilometers, and is being constructed at a cost of $6.8 billion. There are plans to extend it all the way to Torkham Border.
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