Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad freight train resumes operation on March 04: Razak

Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad freight train resumes operation on March 04: Razak

ISLAMABAD: Razak Dawood, Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment, on Tuesday said that after a span of nine years the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) Freight Train will resume operations from March 4, 2021.

In a tweet message, the adviser said that Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) Freight Train will resume operations from March 04, 2021 after nine years.

“It will complete the one-side trip in 12-days, with capacity to move 750 MT of goods.”

This is a testament of friendship between the three countries and will go a long way in facilitating movement of goods between Pakistan, Iran & Turkey.

“I congratulate  Senator Azam Swati for making this possible,” he said.

I call on our exporters to take benefit of this alternative route and mode of transport and contact the ministry of commerce for any facilitation.