PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Uzbekistan says it has initiated work on a proposal for laying a railway connecting Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan.
A meeting of the heads of railway officials from these five countries was held in Tashkent on December 3 and 4, Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Furqat Sidiqov was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Aimed at boosting regional trade, the proposed railway line will pass through Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tashkent has suggested a commission to save time and money.
Sidiqov, according to . . .
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Syed Mudassir Ali Shah
