BEIJING: Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement with China to upgrade Karachi-Peshawar railway track, besides other projects.

The framework agreement of upgradation of Karachi-Peshawar track was signed at a ceremony at the Chinese Ministry of Transport office.

Minister for Railways, Khawaja Saad Rafique, led the Pakistani delegation at the ceremony, while the Chinese Minister for Transport, Li Xiaopeng, represented his side.

Chief ministers of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were also present on the occasion.

Speaking afterwards, Rafique said the agreement of upgradation of main line track (ML1), from Karachi to Torkham, is a historic one.

"This agreement paves a way for innovation in Pakistan Railways," he said, elaborating that the track connects three provinces of the country.

The Chinese minister for transport also assured of expediting work on Karachi circular railway, and other projects in Quetta and Peshawar.