150-Year-old Rohri junction to be rebuilt in six months: Hanif Abbasi

SUKKUR, Apr 21 (APP):Federal Minister for Pakistan Railways, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, and Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah jointly laid the foundation stone of the Rohri Railway Station upgradation project.

Speaking to the media on Monday, Hanif Abbasi said that the work would proceed rapidly if cooperation between institutions continued. He expressed happiness over Sukkur’s development, noting that Sukkur and Rohri had universities and modern government hospitals. He also thanked the prime minister and the chief minister of Sindh.

He said the government was going to launch the People Bus Service in Balochistan, while the Rohri Junction project would cost Rs1.33 billion. “The people of Rohri and Sukkur are fortunate. There is a huge difference between Lahore and Rohri, but now Rohri Junction will be rebuilt on modern lines,” he said.

The minister said the Rohri Junction is 150 years old, and the project will be completed in six months. He said the railway hospital had been given on a partnership basis, where employees would receive free treatment, adding that the Thar Coal project had reached Rs90bn.
He said the Thar Coal project would be inaugurated soon, and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would also be part of the ML-1 project.
He said that the ML-1 project was being extended to 480 kilometres and that it would be completed under the supervision of the prime minister. Provincial Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said a longstanding demand was finally being met.

He said the railway station lacked basic facilities, but now the dream of Rohri Junction was becoming a reality. He added that the Sukkur Express had been upgraded and a “Ho Jamalo Train” would also be launched soon in collaboration with Pakistan Railways and the District Council.