Tag: Railways

Railways to run Islamabad Express Train

  Pakistan Railway has announced to run a new train, Islamabad Express Train, between Lahore and Rawalpindi/Islamabad from Sunday. The train will depart from Lahore Cantt...

Railways stability vital for national progress

Railways Minister attends 21st pass-out parade ceremony Railways will progress substantively and its police force will play a major role in its development, said Pakistan...

Railways preserving its heritage: minister

Federal Minister for Railways Khwaja Saad Rafique on Thursday said that the Pakistan Railways (PR) is preserving its heritage as two separate museums at...

Railways to float tenders for 32 locomotives

The Pakistan Railways will float an international tender for the procurement of 32 locomotives to improve its services for passengers. The locomotives will be partially...

Railways to be made profitable in three years: PR GM

Pakistan Railways General Manager Operations Anjum Pervaiz has said the department will be made profitable within three years. While addressing a meeting of PREM Union...

Railways cashier escapes with Rs 2 million

Federal Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique is often seen recounting his efforts to bring the dying department back on track. But it seems that he...

PR to purchase modern equipment for railways’ security

Pakistan Railways have decided to purchase modern and high-tech equipment to improve the security of railway stations throughout the country. According to sources, scanning machines...

PR Police retrieve land worth Rs 122.7m

Pakistan Railways (PR) Police with the coordination of PR administration retrieved 29 marlas of commercial land worth Rs 122.7 million alongside the tracks in...

Govt slashes train fares by 45 percent

Railway Minister Saad Rafique announced a 45 percent decrease in railway fares. Addressing a news conference on Saturday, Rafique said that the reduction in fares...

SMS notification about train delays opeartional from Monday

Pakistan Railways has decided to notify passengers about train delays through Short Message Service (SMS). The service will be operational from Monday. According to railway...

Minister urges NAB to investigate corruption in railways

Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday said that all elements causing losses to Pakistan Railways through fraud‚ forgery and malicious conduct...

People laud reduction in Railways fares

The Pakistan Railways has decided to cut its fare by 33 percent to encourage people to frequently use railways. A substantial reduction of 33 per...

Lazy, inefficient officers to be purged from Railways: Saad Rafiq

Railways Federal Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Monday said that inefficient and tardy department heads within Railways would be replaced with qualified, competent and...

Railways to show improvement soon: railways minister

  Pakistan Railways (PR) Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said the performance of Railways would be far better by the end of present government's tenure. Talking...

PIA, Railways, Steel Mills to be made profitable entities: Ahsan Iqbal

Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal has said that the best management would be given to PIA, Pakistan Railways and Steel Mills...

Khawaja travels in economy class in style

Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Monday opted to travel smooth and hassle free economy class of Rail Car from Lahore to Rawalpindi. While...

Sarhadi appreciates Rs 31b allocation for Railways

Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PJCCI) Director and Sarhad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) Standing Committee on Railways and Dry Port...