China and Pakistan on Thursday launched a direct rail and sea freight service with the first cargo train departing from China’s southwestern Yunnan province.
The service was launched with the first cargo train loaded with 500 tonnes of commodities left Kunming, capital of Yunnan, an inland province in southwest China departed for Karachi, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
“China, Pakistan launch direct rail & sea freight service between Kunming and Karachi, cutting transport cost by over 50 per cent,” according to a tweet by the news agency.