The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the removal of encroachments from railways land in 15 days and to restore the Karachi Circular Railway within a month. During a hearing at the Supreme Court’s Karachi registry, the railways secretary told the court than 10 acres of land has been taken back from squatters. Justice Gulzar Ahmed […]
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Karachi Circular Railway
Sir: There has been quite a debate regarding the revival of Karachi Circular Railway. Here are some reasons that it needs to be revived again. As the population of the city is increasing, there is no other transport like local train that could accommodate large number of passengers in cheap. Karachi being busiest in traffic, […]
Pakistan, China to amend railways ML-1 agreement
ISLAMABAD: It has been agreed between Pakistan and China to revisit an agreement that underpins the ML-1 project of the Pakistan Railway. The initiative has been taken to reduce the construction time of the strategically important scheme, and to complete it in three phases. The split of the project into three phases will increase the completion […]
All possible measures pursued for development of railway: Rasheed
Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Saturday said that all possible measures were afoot for the development of Pakistan Railways (PR). Addressing a press conference here at the Railways Headquarters in Lahore, Sheikh Rasheed said that air-conditioned coaches would be fitted with the Rehman Baba Express next month. He said that the Sir Syed Express […]
17 passengers injured as train derails
ATTOCK: It is reported that about 17 passengers were injured after Peshawar-bound Khushhal Express derailed between Attock and Mianwali today (Sunday). According to the authorities, rail traffic has been suspended after the incident. The train was on its way from Karachi to Peshawar via Mianwali and Attock. A rescue train had been sent to the […]
Two blasts on railway track in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Railway traffic halted for over an hour on Saturday as a result of two blasts on a railway track. Police said that potholes were caused by the blasts near Gaddo Chowk, that is why trains were forced to stop at different stations. Rangers and police arrived at the scene and started searching for the suspect. […]