Tag: Railways
Railways destroyed for personal gains: CJ
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that Pakistan Railways has been destroyed for personal gains.
Supreme Court (SC) took suo...
NBP disburses Railways pensions
The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has received Rs 274 million from the Pakistan Railways (PR) and pension disbursement operation has been running smoothly...
It takes a death to wake govt from slumber
In keeping with its tradition of acting only when the last straw has broken the camel’s back, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led coalition government...
Govt gives Rs2b to Pakistan Railways for salary and pension
Ministry of finance has released Rs2 billion to Pakistan Railway (PR) for the payment of salaries and pensions to its 85,000 regular and 150,000...
PR demands another Rs 4b
Pakistan Railways (PR) has asked the federal government for another Rs 4 billion for payments of salaries to its employees on Eid amid countrywide...
PR pensioners protest against non-payment
The retired employees of Pakistan Railways (PR) protested against the non-payment of pension here on Tuesday.
According to media reports, more than 1500 retired PR...
Railways seeks conversion of Rs40b over draft to investment
The Ministry of Railways has proposed to the government that the Pakistan Railways, over draft of Rs40 billion should be converted into an investment...
Backlog to be cleared before Eid, says Railways GM
Pakistan Railways (PR) General Manager Saeed Akhtar claimed on Thursday that backlog of pay and pensions of the railway employees will be cleared before...
Salvaging Pakistan Railways
There remains no doubt that our leaders, both civilian and military, are devoid of any vision and long term planning. The present government has...
Railways operating deficit touched Rs26,252.315m
The operating deficit of Pakistan Railways was increasing consecutively from last five years and has reached at Rs26,252.315 million during the year 2010-11. According...
Rail traffic grinds to a halt
Chaos hit Pakistan Railways on Monday as workers who have not been paid for months held protests across the country, staging wheel-jam strikes at...
President demands Railways overhaul
At a high level meeting in the Presidency to discuss woes of Pakistan Railways, President Asif Ali Zardari advised the government to release Rs3.5...
Railways delegation to meet Zardari today
ISLAMABAD - A delegation of Pakistan Railways (PR) officials, headed by Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour will meet President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday...
Save the Rails, pleads minister
Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour admitted during the National Assembly session here on Friday that Pakistan Railways was sinking fast, saying 153 trains had...
Sheikh Rashid out to save Pakistan Railways
Awami Muslim League (AML) Chairman and former federal minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed will stage a sit-in at the Lahore Railway Station today (Saturday) at...
LHC gives Railways last chance
Lahore High Court (LHC) Judge Sheikh Azmat Saeed ordered the Pakistan Railways on Wednesday to pay an amount worth Rs 4.5 million to their...
‘Corrupt officers have ruined 150-year-old railways’
Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed observed on Friday that the 150-year-old historic department of the Pakistan Railways has been ruined by...
