Lahore Mass Transit Project: Punjab government and Chinese company sign MoU

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is signed here today between Punjab government and Chinese international company NORINCO regarding Lahore Mass Transit Project. Under the agreement, a 27-km long railway track will be laid from Gaju Matta on Ferozpur Road to Shahdara of which 7-km long portion will be underground.
Chairman Lahore Transport Company Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan and Vice- President NORINCO Zhang Shipping signed the document on behalf of Punjab government and China, respectively. Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Member Provincial Assembly Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, high-ups of Lahore Transport Company and representatives of NORINCO were also present on the occasion.
Talking to media on the occasion, the Chief Minister welcomed the agreement for Lahore mass transit project with Chinese state company NORINCO and said that soft opening of the project will be made on 14th August 2011. He said that it is a unique project as the Chinese company by announcing that it will not take even a single penny as profit proved that China is a true and sincere friend of Pakistan.
He said that the project will be an invaluable gift by the Chinese government for the people of Lahore, the Punjab as well as the whole country. He said that there are deep-rooted relations between China and Pakistan and Pak-China friendship is higher than Himalayas, deeper than oceans and sweeter than honey. He said that China has stood by Pakistan in every hour of need and helped Pakistan wholeheartedly. He said that friendship between the two countries is also reflected in the agreement signed with Chinese company NORINCO regarding Lahore mass transit project.