PR's revenues up twofold in PML-N's tenure: Minister

Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday claimed that annual income of Pakistan Railways (PR) has increased one hundred percent during the last three and half years. Talking to media persons after inaugurating the 'Rehabilitated Diesel Locomotive and New Hopper Wagons' at Lahore Railway Station, the minister said, "The new hopper wagons are being run for the fast transportation of coal for new Coal Fired Power Plants."
Saad Rafique hoped that, "Pakistan Railways will earn five to six billion rupees annual profit by providing coal transportation service only for Sahiwal Coal Power Project." He said, "The revenue of Pakistan Railways has increased from eighteen billion in 2013 to thirty six billion rupees till June this year."