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Three hurt in railway tracks explosion in Quetta

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Nov 6th, 2023QUETTA: An explosion on railway tracks, which had recently been restored to resume train service between Sibi and Harnai, left three passengers injured on Sunday. Railway police said a train from Harnai was on its way to Sibi when the blast took place. They explained that an explosive device, planted by unidentified persons on the tracks, went off when train was passing through the Babar Kach area of…

Afghanistan, Iran Sign MoU on Developing Railway Sector

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 12, 2023The head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharaft, and a delegation from Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to expand their collaboration in the railway sector. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked in the western province of Herat, Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Railway Authority stated that the two parties discussed enhancing their bilateral collaboration during the MoU signing ceremony. Following the agreement,…

CTD arrests banned outfit’s terrorist involved in blowing up railway track:

By Aftab Ahmed in The News, June 22, 2023Hyderabad: The Counter-Terrorism Department of the Hyderabad police has claimed the arrest of a terrorist, Halar, son of Monyo, belonging to the banned Sindh Republican Army. The arrest was made during a raid carried out in Ghazi Khan Chang village on the basis of intelligence reports, the Hyderabad police said, adding that an accomplice of the arrested suspect managed to flee by taking the advantage of darkness.…

Afghan, Iranian Officials Meet and Discus Khaf-Herat Railway

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press,June 19, 2023Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the special representative of Iran to Afghanistan met with Bakht-ur- Rahman Sharafat, the head of the Taliban railway administration, and discussed possible areas of cooperation. The Embassy of Iran to Kabul has said that the two sides discussed railway cooperation and utilization of the Khaf-Herat railway, a railway linking the two sanctioned countries t to the global markets via China. The Iranian Embassy in Kabul…

Trade Increases with Torghondi Railway as Hairatan-Mazar Line Remains Close

report in TOLOnews, Feb 5,2023 at 8:28 AMAfter the Hairatan-Mazar-e-Sharif railway was closed for trade between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, the transportation of commodities through the Torghondi railway has increased. According to the Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA), 50 wagons of food materials were imported through the Torghondi railway within 24 hours. “Yesterday, 50 wagons of commodities were imported via Torghondi port. The total weight is 3,360 metric tons. A major part of it is food materials,”…