People from various walks of life, especially the school children, showed keen interest in the Pakistan Railways’ ‘Azadi Train’ which was open for the public at Karachi Cantonment station on Monday, an official said.
The train, which started its country-wide journey from Margalla station of Islamabad on August 12, arrived in Karachi on Sunday night. On its way, the train also visited Rawalpindi, Multan, Lahore, Sukkur, Quetta and Hyderabad before reaching Karachi.
The train also consisted of five floats that depicting the culture of all the provinces as well as that of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. Two of the floats depicted the struggle of the Freedom Movement and the migration that ensued.
The artists onboard the Azadi train also performed enthralling the people. The people who visited the train in Karachi appreciated the efforts of Pakistan Railways and said that such projects apprise especially the younger generation of the history and culture of the country in connection with the Independence Day celebrations.