Railways restructuring to be completed in February

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that restructuring of railways will be completed in February next year.

Talking to the media after attending a ceremony, held at Railways Headquarters on Saturday in connection with the sigining of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Pakistan Railways (PR) and the National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA), the minister said that the understanding was a step towards modernisation of the department.

He said that after formation of a database, all information about the department and its employees would only a click away.

"We have been trying to convert a 150 years old railways system into a modern one for the last four years and we have achieved several goals so far," he added.

He said that the PR Land Department was being upgraded to a Directorate of Land to improve the performance of the department.

He said told the media that a Human Resource (HR) Department was also being established, which was a dire need of the hour.

The minister also urged NADRA and PR to finalise an agreement on the basis of the MoU as soon as possible.

Earlier, PR Director IT Fahad Rehman and NADRA Director General Colonel Noman signed the MoU papers.

Advisor to PR Ministry Anjum Pervaiz, PR CEO Javed Anwar, and other senior officers were present on the occasion.

It is pertinent to mention here that the database and E-cards will be helpful in improvement of the PR management.