Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul: Turkish team, KSE members discuss train project

Turkish Amb-assador M Babur Hizlan has said that Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul container train project will have positive impacts on the economy of the three friendly countries. He said this at a meeting with the senior KSE members during his visit to Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on Friday.
A delegation from Turkey headed by M Babür Hizlan, Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan, along with Professor Güven SAK, Executive Director, Turkish Union of Chambers and Industries and Ahmet Ussal Sahbaz, Advisor to Executive Director visited the Karachi Stock Exchange. The visiting delegation held a meeting with Arif Habib, Chairman and Chief Executive, Arif Habib Corporation Limited, representative of AKD Securities, Members of KSE Board and Haroon Askari, Acting Managing Director-KSE to discuss the matter of establishing Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul container train under Public-Private-Partnership scheme.
The representatives of Ministry of Railways, Infrastructure Project Development Facility (IPDF), Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Custom Syndicate, representatives of the Consultants and Lead Manager/ Advisors to the public issue were also present on the occasion. Arif Habib endorsed the Ambassador's views on the project and expressed keen interest to participate in the successful implementation of the project. Haroon Askari, Acting Managing Director KSE presented a brief overview of Pakistan's economy, and highlighted the viability of the project under Public and Private partnership. He presented a detailed outline and follow-up step for the implementation of the project.-PR