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ISLAMABAD, (APP): Pakistan Railways (PR) will restore
Sibi-Khost section at cost of an approximately Rs 2 billion within
a time period of 18 months.
The work on the project has already been initiated and will be
restored with support of the National Logistic Cell (NLC), official
sources in the Ministry of Railways told APP on Tuesday.
They said that Sibi, Harnai, Khost section of the PR had
destroyed by the extremists due to which million of area people
were deprived of the only suitable way of transportation.
In this regard Pakistan Railways made a payment of Rs 130
million through a cheque to NLC as a first installment of the
contract, they added.
The sources said that transportation at Sibi-Khost section had
been suspended for the last 10 years which had created panic among
the public of the areas.
With the restoration of the section, they said that people of
the areas will not only be facilitated by passengers and freight
trains operation but also improve the economic condition of the
areas.
They said that the section was consisted of eight railway
stations in the area and length of the section was around 133 kilo
meters.