Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid waves to a crowd of media personnel gathered for the inaugural ceremony of the Karachi Circular Railway. PHOTO: EXPRESSAfter being out of commission for 21 years, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) began partial operations on Thursday over a cleared 14-kilometre stretch of its old route. As he inaugurated the first phase, the railways minister said the new KCR project would be completed in two-and-a-half years. In cities, since stations are situated closer to each other, it is impossible for broad gauge trains to run full steam, they added. "Top Pakistan Railways officials are well aware of this, but they want to avoid contempt of court," a Sindh Transport Department official claimed.

Source: The Express Tribune November 27, 2020 17:26 UTC