ITI freight train leaves for Iran
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TAFTAN: The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) freight train left Taftan for Iran on Sunday. It had arrived at the border town the previous day.
According to Pakistan Railways, eight carriages of the train were loaded with pink salt. Representatives of the Iranian government, Pakistan’s consulate in Zahedan and Pakistan Railways saw off the train when it left for the Iranian city.
The consignments booked for Istanbul will be loaded onto another train at Zahedan for transportation to Istanbul.
According to sources in Pakistan Railways, workers carried out repairs on the track between Nushki and Taftan as it had been in a dilapidated condition for a long time.
Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2021
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Dec 27, 2021 08:12am
Superb initiative.
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Dec 27, 2021 08:18am
Well done now finish the IRAN gas pipeline the nation needs it.
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Dec 27, 2021 08:30am
Only the government should export pink salt. No private entity should profit from our country's minerals.
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Dec 27, 2021 08:34am
We will isolate Pakistan!
Fuhrer Modi
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Dec 27, 2021 08:42am
Excellent! Job well done.
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Dec 27, 2021 08:46am
Wow biggest commercial city ignored again
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Dec 27, 2021 09:02am
Train load of salt ? Highly processed and value added product, indeed !
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Dec 27, 2021 09:03am
Nice to see a diesel train in 2021. Retro. LOL.
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Dec 27, 2021 09:13am
Good to is peace and exchange of goodies
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Dec 27, 2021 09:38am
We appreciate a good move to earn foreign Exchange for our country ‘ Pakistan’ as requirement of day. (Texas)
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Dec 27, 2021 09:40am
Hopefully the fares for freight is in $ .by the time the train reaches Istanbul from Islamabad no one knows which currency will be where give the stiff competition on deck.
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Dec 27, 2021 09:48am
Pakistan has Broad gauge ( 5ft 6 in wide tracks), Iran and beyond have Standard gauge ( 4 ft 8 1/2 in wide) So tell us how is the same train going from Pakistan to Istanbul?
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Dec 27, 2021 09:54am
@Aruj, please take care of your 500 million poor.
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Dec 27, 2021 10:14am
@UK, for your information we had same train link between the 3 countries in 70s under RCD.
Anyhow thanks for your concern.
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Dec 27, 2021 10:14am
@UK, Read the article, the goods will be unloaded and reloaded on a different train at Zahedan.
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Dec 27, 2021 10:46am
TAFTAN: The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) freight train left Taftan for Iran on Sunday. It had arrived at the border town the previous day.
The future economic block forming with central asia and afghanistan to join later.
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Dec 27, 2021 10:47am
@Fragile State , Well done now finish the IRAN gas pipeline the nation needs it.
US, UN santions on Iran.
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Dec 27, 2021 10:50am
According to Pakistan Railways, eight carriages of the train were loaded with pink salt.
This commodity is like gold. Every contract to sell by others, must state that it is 'product of Pakistan'. Smuggling of Pink salt to other countries via illegal routes must be stopoed.
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Dec 27, 2021 11:03am
@Zak, i fully agreed with you mate
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Dec 27, 2021 11:24am
Its about time. We need to complete oil pipeline as well.
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Dec 27, 2021 12:08pm
@Sak, you need to update; India has almost a billion people on the poverty line; India is beyond repair
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Dec 27, 2021 12:39pm
@Fragile State , if USA allows!
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