ML-1 requires funding of $6.8b, of which $6.1b will be funded through CPEC. Railways has annual pension of PKR 40b+. Never turned a profit, and has received subsidies of >PKR 150b in last 4-yrs.

Taking debt w/o any restructuring or improvement in governance is a bad idea

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If it does take on debt, that is a cumulative drain of PKR 160 BILLION every years or PKR 2.5 TRILLION over 15 yrs, and that is on a very conservative side, assuming there are no project delays. This won't be a white elephant, this will be a white dragon https://www.brecorder.com/news/40033297/racking-up-debt-for-ml-1

Infrastructure is essential, but it needs to be structured such that debt is repaid through project cash flows, and not through the federal budget. PR needs to be restructured before taking on massive debt. Is there a business plan? Is there any rational thought? We don't know
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