U.S. grant to help Pakistan train operation

Middle East

Thursday, May 17, 2012

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a $628,000 grant to Premier Mercantile Services (PMS), a private sector port and freight logistics operator in Pakistan, to help facilitate the acquisition and operation of a fleet of locomotives on the existing Karachi-Lahore Railway. This initiative is central to improving the capacity of one of Pakistan's most important trade corridors, and promoting continued economic growth in northern Pakistan, USTDA said. To...

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