July 13, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have so far remained unable to narrow down their differences over estimated cost of much-awaited construction of Mainline-1 (ML-1) rail line from Karachi to Peshawar, however, this multibillion-dollar project will be part of agenda of upcoming Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting. The JCC, under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting on July 16, 2021 and financing of ML-1 will be part of the agenda of the meeting. Pakistan’s approving forums, including Central Development Working Party (CDWP) and Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC), had granted approval of ML-1 at estimated cost of $7.2 billion, however, the Chinese side had worked out its cost hovering over $9.2 to $9.5 billion, indicating that there was a gap of over $2 billion in the estimation cost of this seven to eight years project.