Tag: Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways announces to provide Wifi facility at divisional railway stations
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) on Sunday announced that the department is going to install WiFi hotspots at all divisional level railway stations and in all...
Passengers stand relieved as railway traffic in RYK restored after 48 hours
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Passengers on Thursday took a sigh of relief as the railway traffic in Rahim Yar Khan was restored after two days.
The trains...
Senate committee discusses mechanism to recover Railways lands
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee for Railways on Thursday discussed in detail the issues related to the illegal occupation of Railways lands by individuals in...
Transgender people protest for not getting seats in train’s ladies section
LAHORE: Two transgender people on Monday staged a protest at the Lahore Railway Station for not getting seats in the ladies section of the...
Protests cause suspension, delays in railway services
LAHORE: Trains of the Pakistan Railways on Sunday were either suspended or faced extreme delays due to the blockage of tracks at different places by...
Pakistan Railways plans to close vigilance cell
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) management is planning to close the vigilance cell which was established to eradicate the corruption from the department, Pakistan Today has...
Private rail cargo contractors looting citizens right under PR’s nose
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) has given free hand to private rail cargo contractors to loot the public as they please, as no specific rates for...
Man held for stealing Rs2.84mn
LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways (PR) Police have arrested a thief who had stolen Rs 2.84 million by breaking the cash box of the Shalimar Group...
Elizabeth Kennedy visits PR headquarters
LAHORE: Newly appointed Lahore US Consul General Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Railways Headquarters, Lahore, where she met Pakistan Railways...
Duplicate ticket system for Pak Railways to be introduced today
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways on Monday announced a measure enabling passenger to re-attain misplaced tickets through its “Duplicate Ticket Generation System”.
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique...
PR to progress at double speed if PML-N is given another...
Pakistan Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said the Pakistan Railways (PR) would progress at double speed, if the people gave Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
Railways receives Rs 54.5m for manning level crossings
KARACHI: Pakistan Railways has received a sum of Rs 54.5 million out of total Rs 105 million from the Sindh Government for manning the...
PR to increase trains from 32 to 171 per day
LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Monday that the Pakistan Railways would increase its capacity to run trains from 32 to 171 per...
Railways to construct 180 flats till June
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways has directed the authorities concerned to ensure construction of 180 new residential flats for employees before June.
Under the project, residential...
Train crushes rickshaw in Lodhran, kills 7 students
The police reported that a train crushed two motorised rickshaws on an ungated crossing, killing seven schoolchildren in Punjab's Lodhran district. The train was...
Pakistan Railways to run four special trains to cater rush
Pakistan Railways has decided to run four special trains from Friday (today) between Lahore and Karachi to control the rush of passengers at the...
