Tag: Railways

SC orders Railways to submit Royal Palm lease plan in 15...

LAHORE: The Supreme Court has directed the Pakistan Railways to submit a proper plan about leasing out the land for Lahore’s Royal Palm Golf...

Passengers of Akbar Bughti Express drenched roofs drip in rain

QUETTA: Several passengers of the Akbar Bugti Express soaked in the rain as the roofs of its bogies leaked and dripped during heavy rains on...

Railways key to economic development, says minister

RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister of Railway Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Monday linked the economic prosperity of the country with the development of its railway department. While...

NAB summons three railway officials in expensive engines scandal

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned three railway officials allegedly involved in a scandal regarding the purchase of expensive train engines, on November...

Govt to reform institutions marred by corruption, nepotism: PM

-Chinese team has arrived in Pakistan to discuss the ML-1 project ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Friday said that nepotism and corruption had...

PM Khan to inaugurate two new trains through video link

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to inaugurate two new trains via video link Friday. As per details, PM Khan will inaugurate the Sindh...

Railways’ land record computerisation in final stages

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Railways is in the process of finalizing the computerization of its land record aiming at to retrieve the encroached land from illegal...

Sheikh Rasheed calls on PM Imran, discusses matters related to railway...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at his Parliament House chamber in Islamabad. During the meeting, both discussed matters...

Railways to forward four cases to NAB: Sh Rashid

--Minister asks contract officers receiving high salaries to quit within one week --Reiterates that he is looking to lease out railways land, other assets to...

Exemption plea of accused in railways land corruption case accepted

ISLAMABAD: Accountability Court (AC) in Islamabad on Friday heard railways land corruption case and accepted the exemption plea of the accused who are currently abroad. Some...

PM Mulk briefed on railways’ performance, challenges

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk on Tuesday was briefed about the performance of Pakistan Railways and the future development strategy under National Vision...

Railways leases out 6,500 acres of land to generate extra revenue

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has leased out around 6500 acres of railway land across the country to different departments and private persons to generate extra...

Saad Rafique unveils five-year progress of Pakistan Railways

--Minister for railways thanks opposition parties, premier for support --Saad satisfied with increase in railway's revenue, freight trains, punctuality LAHORE: The outgoing Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday claimed that the...

Mumbai railway worker turns scrapyard into a garden

MUMBAI: A senior technician in the city’s suburban railway has single-handedly converted a quarter-acre scrapyard at Matunga railway workshop into a garden with over...

CJP takes notice of Rs60m ‘corruption’ in railways

Railways minister says not fair to draw conclusions from a single audit report LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday took...

Railways to award 73 advertisement sites to private company

  RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways, Rawalpindi division will award 73 advertisement sites contract to a private company next week as the bids have been opened and...

Railways to deploy gatekeepers at 1,875 unmanned crossings: Saad Rafique

LAHORE: Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique plans on deploying gatekeepers at 1,875 unmanned railway crossings across the country to prevent accidents and ensure...