Is there light at the end of the tunnel as far as the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project is concerned? If one goes by a news report, the answer is yes. According to the report, an international lending institution has assured the Sindh government of support in funding the project. The project has ping-ponged from one end to another since 2016.
A full decade has gone by, and the project hasn’t taken off the ground as yet. The administrative and technical nitty gritty of how the project is going to be revived does not concern a layperson. All they want to see is the wheels of the project trundling along the tracks.
Another project that has been in the doldrums for a long period of time is the Karachi Safe City Project. Demands for the completion of the project has come from almost all segments of society. There is a consensus that the project must not be delayed anymore. The other day it was the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) that called for the immediate implementation of the Karachi Safe City Project, saying it is essential for improving law and order, strengthening investor confidence and ensuring Pakistan’s socioeconomic stability. The association has urged both the federal and Sindh governments to give priority to the Safe City Project across the city’s entire jurisdiction.
Sohail Hassan (Karachi)
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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