Pakistan would welcome French cooperation and collaboration in
the development of mass transit transport system in Pakistan to provide modern
and efficient travelling facilities to its population of 207 million, says a
press release received from Paris here today.
This was stated
by the Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque while talking to a group
of French students of Paris Institute of Science and Technology, who called on
him in the Embassy in Paris today.
The Ambassador
said that Pakistan was giving top priority to the development of public
transport and mass transit system in many cities of Pakistan. Many new projects
like Metro bus system have already been constructed in Lahore, Islamabad and
Multan, Orange line metro is nearing completion in Lahore, whereas similar
projects are being planned in other major cities of the country, including
Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Faisalabad.
He added
that under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan is also
upgrading and expanding its existing road and railway infrastructure.
The Ambassador
observed that France had one of the world’s most advanced and integrated urban
transit transport system which would serve as a good model for similar projects
in Pakistan. He invited the French companies to benefit from the investment
opportunities in the ever growing and lucrative transport sector of Pakistan.
The French
students who are also employed in major French transport/railway companies are
currently developing a pre-feasibility study for a mass transport system in
Hyderabad, the second biggest city of province of Sindh Pakistan with the
objective to suggest best possible urban transport system for the city as a
part of their MBA degree assignment.
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