After a successful trial run of the entire track, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) will reportedly commence operations from today. Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) inner-city train service, which was discontinued in 1999, restored its operation on November 19, 2020 Local mainstream media reported that the train traversed successfully from Karachi City Station to Orangi Station, prompting the...
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The Supreme Court directed the relevant authorities to end illegal occupation of state property across Sindh including Karachi. It further issued orders for the restoration of green belts, removal of encroachments from parks and playgrounds and ending the illegal occupation of land owned by the forest and irrigation departments across the province. The directive from a three-member bench headed by...
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday approved filing of a reference against Ejaz Haroon, former chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines, Abdul Ghani Majeed of Omni Group and others in an accountability court for their alleged involvement in illegal allotment of plots in Overseas Cooperative Housing Society, Kidney Hills, Karachi. The decision was taken at a meeting of the...
The Senate was informed about the recently signed agreement with China for ML-1, that it will be upgraded from Peshawar to Karachi under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Project. The ML-1 project will be completed in the next five years. A 1,872km-long track from Peshawar to Karachi will be laid out in addition to the existing one – turning it into a double track route– at a cost of $8.2...
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the removal of encroachments on railway land in 15 days and to restore the Karachi Circular Railway within a month. سپریم کو رٹ کا کراچی میں ریلوے ٹریک پر قائم تجاوزات کو پندرہ روز میں ختم کرنےاورمتعلقہ حکام کو ایک ماہ کے اندر سرکلر اور لوکل ٹرین چلانے کا...
Federal Minister for Pakistan Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said the Sindh government has neither provided any design nor carried out the feasibility of the revival of the circular railway, and the day the provincial government does its job, the railways will have the encroached routes of the circular railway cleared given that the provincial government stands by the railway department. وفاقی...
The Supreme Court accepted Malik Riaz’s offer to pay Rs460 billion within a period of seven years for Bahria Town Karachi. The apex court restrained the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from proceeding with its reference against the real estate developer and relevant officials. The company will have to deposit the amount to the top court within seven years. Bahria Town made this offer for the...
Bahria Town has offered to pay Rs440 billion for Karachi Superhighway project, Rs22 billion for Takht Pari Rakh forest land and Rs23 billion for land in Sulkhtar and Manga. Bahria Town has asked for complete legal immunity of its directors and management in return of its new offer of Rs485 billion. The new proposal was submitted in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. After finalisation of the proposal all...