Pak approves Indian proposal to launch SA train

Islamabad, Sept 13 (PTI) Pakistan's railways ministry has "technically approved" an Indian proposal to launch a South Asian train service linking Bangladesh, India and Pakistan and forwarded it to the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Commerce for further evaluation.

The proposal was floated by the Indian railways two weeks ago, the Dawn newspaper quoted officials as saying.

Experts had acknowledged the potential of the South Asian route and they see it as "more easy to operate", the officials said. The three countries have broad gauge railway tracks and their operating systems are similar as they were established by the erstwhile British rulers of the region.

Officials of the railways ministry said experts had suggested that the Dhaka-Delhi-Lahore train service is "viable in all respects". The service could be extended to Karachi or Islamabad if the need arose, they said. Link...