Shehba­z Sharif says the govern­ment will work day and night on the projec­t now to overco­me the delayISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC), on Friday, allowed the Punjab Government to continue work on the Orange Line Metro Train project, dismissing the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to halt the construction near 11 heritage sites in Lahore. The top court has conditionally allowed the Punjab government to carry on with the 1.2 billion dollar Orange line train project in Lahore. Following the decision, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated people on social networking site Twitter. Aap sab ko Mubarak -ss — Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) December 8, 2017Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the apex court decision saying the project would provide international level travelling facilities to commuters. “Congratulations to Pakistanis, particularly, the people of Punjab,” said Shehbaz Sharif.

Source: The Express Tribune December 08, 2017 08:09 UTC