New Central Asia-Pakistan rail plan faces funding, security issues

Landlocked Uzbekistan, Afghanistan to gain access to Pakistani ports under deal

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A worker carries a bucket of water as he walks on railway tracks in Karachi, Pakistan. A plan by Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan to construct a railway link has raised questions about feasibility. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR

ISLAMABAD -- Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed a framework agreement last week to build a railway line connecting landlocked Central Asia to Pakistani seaports, although analysts say the financing of the project remains unclear.

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