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The major railway line track laying and labor contractor was Waja Durra Khan
Gorgigh Baloch from Karachi who originally migrated from Baho Kalat in early1800s and in his teen age year got his first contract when British were working on Karachi Port. Later on he was awarded various railway contracts
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The tunnel was constructed in 1891 under the Khojak Pass and remains one of the longest tunnels in South Asia, and the second longest in
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It was constructed in 3 years and it is so straight that a mirror can be used to reflect light at one end which is visible from the other.
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