{"id":11183,"date":"2023-02-09T17:17:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T12:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=11183"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T12:24:28","slug":"adb-revives-offer-to-finance-ml-1-railway-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/adb-revives-offer-to-finance-ml-1-railway-project\/","title":{"rendered":"ADB Revives Offer to Finance ML-1 Railway Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stepped up again as a potential financer for the $10 billion Karachi-Peshawar railway line, also known as Main Line-1, following delays in funding arrangements with China.<\/p>\n<p>As per the details, Planning Secretary Syed Zafar Ali Shah recently revealed that the ADB has expressed interest in financing the project.<\/p>\n<p>Although the government is still pursuing a part of the project with China, it presents a big challenge to decide on the project, he added.<\/p>\n<p>The ADB was initially removed from the project due to China&#8217;s desire to fund it single-handedly as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/senate-told-of-plans-to-trim-pakistan-railways-losses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"ua30c8f26c7ddbd1756d028826780d4ff\"><style> .ua30c8f26c7ddbd1756d028826780d4ff { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .ua30c8f26c7ddbd1756d028826780d4ff:active, .ua30c8f26c7ddbd1756d028826780d4ff:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ua30c8f26c7ddbd1756d028826780d4ff { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ua30c8f26c7ddbd1756d028826780d4ff .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ua30c8f26c7ddbd1756d028826780d4ff .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ua30c8f26c7ddbd1756d028826780d4ff:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Senate Told of Plans to Trim Pakistan Railways Losses<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>However, the two governments were unable to finalize the financing agreement for the project for almost 6 years, leading to cost escalations and setbacks for CPEC.<\/p>\n<p>The recent deterioration of the project&#8217;s infrastructure and last year&#8217;s floods have led the new government to attempt to revive Main Line-1 in phases, starting from Sindh.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Pakistan&#8217;s minister for planning, Ahsan Iqbal, announced that the country had declined part financing from the ADB after China argued that two-sourced financing would create problems for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, the planning secretary also confirmed that the government has finalized an early-harvest program that will secure $1 billion to $1.5 billion in funding from the World Bank, ADB, and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) during the current fiscal year for flood relief efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stepped up again as a potential financer for the $10 billion Karachi-Peshawar railway line, also known as Main Line-1, following delays in funding arrangements with China. As per the details, Planning Secretary Syed Zafar Ali Shah recently revealed that the ADB has expressed interest in financing the project. 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