Is the Pakistan-Iran-Turkey rail link economically viable?
16 January 2021 |
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Iran, Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to revive a transnational train service, which is likely to connect Islamabad, Tehran and Istanbul this year. But can the three countries bear its cost?
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