Minister offers special freight train to facilitate Sialkot exporters

SIALKOT: Federal Miniater for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Monday offered a special freight train service to Sialkot exporters for enabling them promote business and trade activities in the area.

Addressing the Sialkot exporters at Sialkot Dry Port Trust (SDPT), he announced to restore railcar train between Sialkot and Rawalpindi soon to facilitate people.

He said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif did not have to go to London for removal of kidney stones,  as he could also receive spiritual treatment at Lal Haveli, saying that there was no political future of Nawaz and Zardari families in Pakistan.

The Federal Minister said that it would be better for Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to apologize for his indecorous comments.

He said that corruption-free Pakistan was the aim of PTI government.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar, President PTI Central Punjab Umer Dar, PTI leader Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan and business community were also present on the occasion.

The Minister inspected Sialkot junction railway station with senior officials of the Pakistan Railways.

Earlier, talking to the newsmen at Chawinda-Pasrur (Sialkot district), the Railways Minister announced rehabilitation of two trains namely Passenger Train and Rail Car Train on Lahore-Chawinda-Sialkot Section within the next six months for providing the railway journey service to the local people.