{
  "id": 1421374,
  "title": "Work on $2.5 billion ML-1 to begin in January",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/work-on-2-5-billion-ml-1-to-begin-in-january",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:50:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1539478/work-on-2-5-billion-ml-1-to-begin-in-january/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Civil work on the $2.5 billion first phase of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project is likely to begin in January 2027, as Pakistan Railways (PR) accelerates market consultations, pre-bid preparations and other processes required to meet the timeline set by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. PR has announced an online early market engagement session for […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}