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More freight trains to run between India, Pakistan
Pakistan and India have decided to increase the frequency of cross-border freight trains to boost trade between the two countries.
- IANS
- Published: 00:14 June 22, 2008
Islamabad: Pakistan and India have decided to increase the frequency of cross-border freight trains to boost trade between the two countries.
"We have agreed to increase goods containers from 60 to 150 and operate trains from both the countries on same days," an official said, following a three-day inter-governmental meeting earlier this week in India.
"This was not any extraordinary meeting but we have agreed to take some more steps to improve train service between the countries," said director of operations, Pakistan Railways, Shafique Ullah Khan, who was heading the Pakistani delegation.
He said that in their meetings they discussed operational matters but the major focus was on the proposal to increase the frequency of freight trains to boost bilateral trade.
The railway officials of both countries meet every year to discuss operational matters.
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