Bestway Cement Co and Pakistan Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for transporting from Sindh to Punjab.

Under the MoU coal would be transported from Port Qasim and Bin Qasim Railway Station to Ushman Khattar and Pind Dadan Khan Railway Station. The agreement is for an initial six months with an optional six-month extension. Bestway Cement will deposit PKR150m (US$1.43m) to Pakistan Railways. Monthly deliveries of 14,000t and 6000t of coal would be transported from the ports to the stations while loading and unloading would be the responsibility of the cement company.