Overview
- Federal Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah agreed on a package of time‑bound commitments that includes resuming the Mohen Jo Daro Express by September and completing Rohri station upgrades by December.
- They budgeted a program to convert 100 unmanned level crossings into manned crossings at an estimated cost of Rs 5.913 billion and planned implementation across FY2026‑27 and FY2027‑28.
- Abbasi announced construction of a new 480‑kilometre Karachi–Rohri track to start next year and said Pakistan Railways will begin wider transport of fuel, automobiles, minerals and LPG alongside continuing to move about 11,000 tons of Thar coal per day.
- The federal ministry pledged to issue all pending railway No Objection Certificates shortly to unblock Sindh road and bridge projects that currently depend on railway approvals.
- Officials also committed to joint anti‑encroachment operations and to studying Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) upgrades for branch lines so smaller towns regain regular passenger links, but the measures still depend on funding, clearance issuance and on‑the‑ground implementation.