SC summons secretaries of transport, finance in Orange Line Train Project case

A three-member bench of the SC heard the Orange Line Train Project case.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday has summoned secretary transport and finance in Orange Line Train Project case.

A three-member bench of the apex court heard the case. During the course of proceedings, the court also directed Chairman Planning Commission and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecution team to appear in the next hearing.

In his remarks, Justice Azmat Saeed said work on the project should not stop because of funds. He further warned to hand over case to NAB if the project won’t be completed in the given time.

Meanwhile, Justice Ijaz-ul-Hassan said that the construction companies have failed to fulfill their commitment.

Moreover, hearing of the case has been adjourned till Friday.  In May 2014, Punjab government had signed a project with Chairman of the Chinese National Development Reforms Commission regarding construction of an Orange Line Train in Lahore so that the metropolis will depict a melange of the traditional and the modern.

The train route will be 27.1 kilometer long, spread from Ali Town to Thokar Niaz Baig, from Multan Road to Scheme Mor, Chowburji, MAO College, Mall Road, Laxmi Chowk and Railway Station, from Garhi Shahu Bridge to GT Road and UET and from Pakistan Mint to Dera Gojran.

The Orange Line Train is said to be the common man’s ride that will move through places where people with low income and living standards are spending lives.

The original deadline for the project was December 25, 2017.