New freight route links China, Pakistan

A train carrying 30 carriages of mechanical equipment, auto parts and daily necessities is seen at a logistics center in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 23, 2018. A new rail and road cargo service was launched Tuesday, linking Lanzhou with Islamabad in Pakistan. The first train left the logistics center Tuesday morning, bound for Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The goods will then be transported to Islamabad by a highway. This was the second freight train service launched by Gansu to south Asia. (Xinhua/Li Jie)