Tag: Railways

LAHORE - Railways scored 273 runs on the opening day of the Patron's Trophy Grade-II match here at the LCCA ground on Wednesday. By the close of play, KESC were playing at 27 without loss in 11 overs.
The star of the day was Misbah Khan who took seven wickets to leave Railways reeling. Railways 273 in 81.2 overs (Mohammad Ahmed 46, Mohammad Jalil 48, Rizwan Naz 49*, Misbah Khan 7-87) v KESC 27-0 in 11 overs. Toss: KESC; Umpires: Saifullah Sr.& Adnan Rasheed; Referee: Sohail

KARACHI - Despite the closure of dozens of trains for promoting freight earnings, the Pakistan Railways, which is facing losses of over Rs 50 billion, has yet to develop its cargo service sector that could be one of the most beneficial sources of revenue, sources have informed Pakistan Today.
The railway authorities have instead handed over the lucrative sector to private companies that have monopoly over the inter- and intra-city transportation of goods through various

LAHORE - Multan Division won the 58th Railways Athletics Championships title leaving behind all the other divisions with Ayesha Hussain and Taufiq Hussain becoming the best players of the department.
Federal Minister for Railways Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour was the chief guest of the final day and gave the trophies to the winners. Multan pocketed first spot with 270 points, followed by Lahore 218 points and Workshop got 150 points. The overall Railway Annual Sports winner was

ISLAMABAD - Rejecting the Pakistan Railways (PR) demand of providing financial assistance of Rs 5 billion, the government has assured providing guarantee for obtaining loan from a consortium of local banks. An official source in the Ministry of Finance said the government had turned down the request for direct financing from the State Bank of Pakistan, adding that the Railway authorities were instructed to move a summary after which the government would provide guarantee for arranging

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a joint petition against irregularities of over Rs 25 billion in the leasing of 1,128 kanals of Railways' land in Lahore to a Malaysian consortium associated with two Lahore-based companies - Husnain Construction Company (Pvt) Ltd and Unicon Consulting Service (Pvt) Ltd, which constructed Royal Palm Golf and Country Club Lahore on the land.
A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and

ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that leasing of Railways land to Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, Lahore caused a huge loss of Rs 290 million.
A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a joint petition against irregularities involving over Rs 25 billion in leasing of Railways land at Lahore to a Malaysian consortium associated by two Pakistani's Lahore based companies- Husnain Construction

LAHORE - Railway Workshop Workers' Union condemned the recent lack of diesel that had interrupted railway traffic especially from Quetta, Multan, and Rawalpindi and demanded government save the sector from a collapse by immediate transfer of funds to the railway sector in a meeting chaired by Jafar Khan on Thursday. The union said that Pakistan government had established a sixteen member board to represent thousands of workers. They said the board was unclear regarding the processes

LAHORE - Pakistan Railways has launched a four-compartment marriage car facility, specially designed for marriage parties wanting to use Pakistan Railways services. Pakistan Railways Public Relations Director Mohsin Yousuf while briefing media here at Lahore Railway Station on Wednesday said that thes new traveling facility includes a 'mehndi hall', a dining room with a fridge, a microwave and a separate compartment for the bride and groom.
The train can carry 27 individuals with

ISLAMABAD - Counsel for Pakistan Railways (PR) Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb asked the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday to let its contract continue with the Royal Palm Gulf Club despite the fact that there could be lapses in the bidding process.
Aurangzeb said that PR was a federal government subject and therefore fell under the domain of the Council of Common Interests. He said the whole land was utilised to augment PR revenues and the accord with the companies was for

LAHORE - Lahore won the Railways Divisional Tug of War Championship 2-1 here on Friday. Workshop and Lahore were declared joint champions last year, but this time Lahore forced a 2-1 win over Workshop. Railways Police clinched third spot. Later on, chief guest Divisional Sports Officer Dr. Aftab Iqbal Chaudhry distributed trophies, certificates, and medals to the teams. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Aftab said: "Railway Minister, PRSB Chairman and GM Railways are very serious about

KARACHI - Pakistan Railways (PR) is tirelessly working to lure private sector investment to address its idle capacity and under utility, said Railways General Manager Ashfaque Khattak. Talking to APP on Thursday after a seminar organised in collaboration with Infrastructure Project Development Facility (IPDF), Khattak said that the primary purpose was to boost public-private partnership. He said that Railways was suffering from a financial deficit of Rs 26 billion, however, it could

LAHORE - Workshop clinched the final of Pakistan Railways Divisional Cricket Championship 2011, played at Railway Stadium. Workshop defeated Lahore by 119 runs. DS Officer Workshop Nasir Khalili was the chief guest while Rashad Mehmood presided over the function.
Workshop piled up 267 runs in 45 overs, with Shahbaz Butt (91), Sohail Idriss (83), Asif Khan (27) among the top-scorers. Kashif Naveed took two wickets for Lahore, who were later bundled out for 148. M Mehdi (47) and

ISLAMABAD - Hearing a petition against the Railways land scam, allegedly worth more than Rs 25 billion, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Railways secretary to submit a comprehensive report within two weeks. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani held that the court would also examine the transparency of the transfer of money in the deal.
Mian Gul Hassan advocate told the court that

LAHORE - Lahore entered the final of the Pakistan Railways Divisional Cricket Championship 2011 after beating Rawalpindi by 67 runs at the Railway Stadium.
Lahore scored 227 for the loss of nine wickets, in 40 overs. Afzal Shah was the star of the match, scoring 115. He was declared man of the match. Other contributiors for Lahore were Kashif Naveed (34) and Sibtain Sarwar (34). Rawalpindi's Mujahid Amin took three wickets after conceding 67 runs, and was supported by Nasir Malik

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Railways (PR) is considering a proposal to purchase used 3000HP locomotives manufactured by General Motors from South Korea, aimed at meeting the shortfall of engines in the PR's network.
According to a senior official of the Ministry of Railways, the suggestion to purchase 50 used locomotives is under consideration and almost at final stage as the Korean Railways is also interested to supply the consignment at an attractive price. Prior to the commencement

ISLAMABAD - The Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Railways was informed on Tuesday that trains in the country could stop at any time as Pakistan Railways (PR) had diesel reserves for a day only. Muhammad Shafi, Railways member finance, told the committee that met with Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in the chair that PR purchased diesel on credit from Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and now total credit had exceeded the amount Rs 900 million.
"We have diesel reserves for one day only,

KARACHI - Thousands of employees of the Pakistan Railways (PR) might go on a strike to protest the PR's move to stop providing medicines to them. The PR administration has stopped providing medicines to its employees and their families visiting OPDs of its seven major hospitals and over 40 dispensaries all over the country.
Sources said that the PR has gone ahead with this move despite suspending operations of dozens of passenger trains and increasing fares by 30 percent. Through