Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has expressed concern that the Karachi Circular Railway revival has taken far longer than expected. Speaking to reporters at Sukkur airport before travelling to Khairpur, he said the project should have become operational long ago and criticised what he described as inadequate federal support. The railway has been discussed through different financing and implementation arrangements over successive governments, including proposals involving Chinese cooperation. These changes have not translated into a completed, operating revival. For Karachi commuters, the issue is the continued absence of the promised mass-transit capacity rather than any newly confirmed opening date. The chief minister’s comments underline the need for clarity on financing, land and infrastructure work, and responsibility among federal and provincial institutions. No firm start-of-service date is established by the reviewed report, so this draft does not promise one.
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