Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday assured the Sindh government that his Ministry will extend all possible cooperation and support for timely execution of Karachi Circular Railways (KCR) project, including handing over Pakistan Railways land; if required for this project.

Addressing the media at his Camp Office here, the Railways Minister said that in compliance with the directives of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on this account, he would hold a meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at the Chief Minister House on Monday to discuss the issues/hindrances to KCR.

He said Pakistan Railways had got vacated its 38 kanals of land occupied in the city and five kanals more was still to be vacated. "It is history, no one can occupy Railways land for long," he remarked. He said his Ministry had conceived many projects for strengthening/modernizing railways network including upgradation of 1885kms track named ML-1 at estimated cost of Rs 9 billion.