‘Quetta-Zahedan train service to increase bilateral trade’

[Omar1984]

‘Quetta-Zahedan train service to increase bilateral trade’ ​

LAHORE: A trial train container service between Quetta and Zahedan is being started from August 14, 2009 to help increase the volume of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran. Iranian Consul General, Saeed Kharazi stated while speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday. LCCI President, Mian Muzaffar Ali, General Manager Railways, Saeed Akhtar, Convener LCCI Standing Committee on Transport Facilitation and National Trade, Mohammad Anwar also spoke on the occasion. The Iranian Consul General said that the container service would be made permanent on the completion of this test run. He said that present Iranian regime was making all possible efforts to improve trade relations with all its neighbours and the train container service would be a positive step towards the desired direction. The LCCI President said that the international container train from Pakistan to Turkey via Iran and Passenger Bus Service between Lahore and Mashhad would definitely result in an increment of socio-economic activities in the region. At present Lahore has only one Air link with Mashhad, our international trade with Iran and Turkey have been all through land routes of Taftan and Mirjaveh Borders as well as sea routes. The successful operation of international container train from Pakistan to Turkey will ultimately link Europe and CIS countries to this region via rail routes and will enhance our international trade as well, he added. staff report

 

[Musalman]

‘Quetta-Zahedan train service to increase bilateral trade’ ​

LAHORE: A trial train container service between Quetta and Zahedan is being started from August 14, 2009 to help increase the volume of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran. Iranian Consul General, Saeed Kharazi stated while speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday. LCCI President, Mian Muzaffar Ali, General Manager Railways, Saeed Akhtar, Convener LCCI Standing Committee on Transport Facilitation and National Trade, Mohammad Anwar also spoke on the occasion. The Iranian Consul General said that the container service would be made permanent on the completion of this test run. He said that present Iranian regime was making all possible efforts to improve trade relations with all its neighbours and the train container service would be a positive step towards the desired direction. The LCCI President said that the international container train from Pakistan to Turkey via Iran and Passenger Bus Service between Lahore and Mashhad would definitely result in an increment of socio-economic activities in the region. At present Lahore has only one Air link with Mashhad, our international trade with Iran and Turkey have been all through land routes of Taftan and Mirjaveh Borders as well as sea routes. The successful operation of international container train from Pakistan to Turkey will ultimately link Europe and CIS countries to this region via rail routes and will enhance our international trade as well, he added. staff report

Pakistan need to replace all routes to Taftan and Gawadar on standard gauge for smooth transport of containers from Central Asia to Gawadar and Pakistan to Iran Turkey and beyond

 

[Omar1984]

Pakistan need to replace all routes to Taftan and Gawadar on standard gauge for smooth transport of containers from Central Asia to Gawadar and Pakistan to Iran Turkey and beyond

Yes Pakistan needs to be connected to as much countries in our western neighborhood as we can.

The good thing about this government is that they are connecting us to these very important countries. This 14th August we will be connected to Turkey via Iran and now Quetta, Pakistan will be connected to Zahedan, Iran. We are already connected to China via the KKH. Now we need to be connected to the Central Asian countries and also the Gulf countries.

Pakistan is between the most important regions of the world. We can use our geography to our benefit.