巴基斯坦铁道部长：巴基斯坦修不起高铁
Pakistan cannot afford to have bullet trains on par with foreign nations, the country's railway minister has said, citing lack of market for the high-speed rail project.
Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday told the National Assembly that even the advice was against such train, also known as bullet train in common parlance, Dawn reported.
Under the ambitious $46 billion -Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) programme, Pakistan is building high-speed trains with a top speed of 160kmph in the country.
巴基斯坦铁道部长表示，巴基斯坦修不起外国那种高铁，理由是高铁缺乏市场。
据《黎明报》报道，11月29日，巴基斯坦铁道部长对国民大会说，就连也建议别修高铁。
根据雄心勃勃的460亿美元中巴经济走廊项目，巴基斯坦正在修建高铁，最高速度为160公里每小时。
"When we asked the about it, they laughed at us. We should consider the 160kmph train under CPEC as a bullet train. We cannot afford an actual bullet train, there is no market for it," the railway minister said.
这位铁道部长说，“我们跟提起高铁一事，他们笑话我们。我们应根据中巴经济走廊计划修160公里时速的铁路作为高铁。我们修不起真正的高铁，没有市场。”
Admitting that their party had faced a lot of criticism over not launching the project despite earlier having made it part of election manifesto, Rafique said that the country did not have enough money to build one.
"Even if we do, we do not have such a big range of upper and middle class passengers who will buy tickets," he said.
“即便修了（高铁），我们也缺少足够庞大的中产阶级以上层次的乘客去买票。”
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译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/2016113004.html
外文地址：http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistan-cant-afford-to-have-bullet-trains-Railway-minister/articleshow/55704953.cms
Dinkar Uchil
pak cannot afford Bullet Trains, but can afford to buy Bullets from
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巴基斯坦买不起子弹头列车（Bullet Trains），不过买得起的子弹（Bullets）
Sanje V
If since independence Pakistan has dropped the idea of Kashmir n crossed border terrorism n focused on development they would have been another upcoming super power in terms of economy. But look at wat the people of paki have inherited
3 0 Reply Flag
要是从独立以来，巴基斯坦就放弃克什米尔，不搞跨国恐怖主义，而是一心专注发展，那么巴基斯坦现在会是崛起中的经济超级大国。
Anand T
They''re selling off themselves to . After few years, they will start ''Freedom struggle'' from the !
2 1 Reply Flag
他们把自己卖给了
几年后，他们会开启从手中解放的斗争
TransCoast Coast
They can''t even efford normal trains, there no question of bullet trains.
2 1 Reply Flag
连普通的铁路都修不起，何况高铁
Russell Jalal
save the money you people spend on cross border terrorism, you can Run hundreds of bullet trains in your country you terrorist idiots
1 0 Reply Flag
别搞恐怖主义的钱省下来，你们国内就能有几百列高铁在跑了
Umakant Aggarwal
Is this newspaper of Pakistan? Media should refrain itself from such news.
1 1 Reply Flag
这是巴基斯坦的报纸吗？
媒体不应报道这样的新闻
gautam
pune - 44 mins ago
hahaha....its like saying the fish concluded it cannot climb up the tree
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哈哈，这就类似说鱼儿称自己不会爬树
MAKDXB DXB
Pakistan is a country survives on the mercy of other countries like US, KSA, etc. Why they should think of bullet trains. They have enough air strips for the shipment of drugs and that is enough.
1 1 Reply Flag
巴基斯坦是靠美国和等国家怜悯而度日的
为什么会想修高铁？
Nature Lover
Noe you even can''t afford the bullets of Indian Army
1 1 Reply Flag
不，你们连印度军队的子弹都受不起
Arjan
Presently, Pakistan cannot even repair their own railway engines due to which they are operating much less number of trains than they should operate. If they want to run bullet trains then I wonder whether they could maintain them well to keep them running!
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目前，巴基斯坦连火车引擎都不会维修，结果很多火车跑不起来。
如果修高铁，不知道他们如何让高铁跑起来
NewsTrack Track
If Pak don''t normalise relations with India, they are doomed but we will continue to grow and will flourish.Some Pakistanis realise this, some don''t.
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如果不与印度的关系正常化，巴基斯坦就完蛋了
而我们会继续繁荣
有些巴基斯坦人认识到了这点，有些没有认识到这点
roshan
hahaha
even india is struggling for a strong market for bullet trains
and porkistan wants it
hajahaaaaaaaaa
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哈哈，就连印度修高铁都吃力，何况巴基斯坦，哈哈