ECC clears Rs11.329bn for USC closure Published 09 Oct, 2026 05:27am ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved over Rs41 billion in...
Financing ML-1 project: PM orders unlocking commercial potential of railway land Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed authorities to accelerate work on the Main Line-1...
Fund ML-1 partly via railway land commercialisation, says PM Shehbaz Updated 07 Oct, 2026 03:59pm The upgradation of ML-1 holds key importance for the development of Pakistan Railways
Railways’ accommodations: Senate body concerned over illegal occupation Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways has raised serious concern over the illegal and unauthorised...
ADB set to finalise ML-1 design by Oct Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s much-awaited Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project is entering into a critical phase as the Asian...
Profit rate on GPF subscriptions, balances slashed by 41bps Published 09 Sep, 2026 05:39am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has slashed the profit rate on General Provident Fund (GPF) subscriptions and...
Abbasi, Murad agree to expand modernization of railway services in Sindh Published 28 Aug, 2026 05:28am KARACHI: Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on...
KP, MoR sign framework agreement on cooperation Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Ministry of Railways (MoR) have signed a Framework Agreement...
Railways retrieves 2,552 acres of encroached land Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has retrieved 2,552 acres of encroached land across the country during the last...
Senate panel told: Govt unaware of India’s Chenab water release Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Commissioner for Indus Waters, Mehar Ali Shah, informed a Senate panel on Thursday that the...
Govt approves R10bn TSG for Thar coal transportation Updated 15 Jul, 2026 09:05am ISLAMABAD: The government has approved a Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) of Rs10 billion as budgetary cover for...
SOE reform: The Railways Pakistan forgot Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:36am This is the sixth article in a ten-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The previous five articles examined the...
Pakistan Railways: NA body seeks report on financial losses caused by accidents Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has suffered 35 train accidents in the last six months, largely due to decades of...
Railways to outsource five more trains Published 17 Jun, 2026 06:56am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) on Tuesday announced the outsourcing of five more trains for Rs10.75 billion as...
Pakistan, ADB push swift progress on ML-1 project Updated 23 May, 2026 09:31am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday agreed on the timely completion of documentation and...
Luggage van outsourcing: Railways generates Rs5.91bn in five years Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has generated a revenue of PKR 5.91 billion over the past five years through the...
Senate panel concerned at frequent train accidents Published 26 Feb, 2026 04:57am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways raised serious concerns over frequent train accidents and...
ADB, Railways ministry in talks over $2bn loan for Karachi–Rohri ML-1 Updated 16 Feb, 2026 01:21pm Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chairs meeting on the progress of CPEC projects
REDAMCO’s generates multiple revenue, used railway lands commercially: CEO Published 28 Jan, 2026 07:28am LAHORE: Brigadier Shoeb Anwar Kayani (retd), CEO of REDAMCO, Ministry of Railways, said that REDAMCO was established...
ML-1 upgradation: ADB delegation visits Karachi Published 22 Jan, 2026 04:57am KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank delegation visited in detail the Pakistan Railways network in Karachi Division...
Gwadar Railway project’s feasibility study completed, Senate panel told Updated 16 Jan, 2026 08:26am ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was told on Thursday that the Gwadar Railway project’s feasibility study,...
Transport & water infrastructure: Ministry reviews Rs5.3trn portfolio Updated 28 Dec, 2025 11:42am Projects, spanning railways, highways and water sectors, are being executed under the Public Sector Development Programme
Traffic congestion in Karachi: Bulk freight movement to be shifted from roads to rails Published 18 Dec, 2025 06:01am ISLAMABAD: The Ministries of Maritime Affairs and Pakistan Railways (PR) have agreed in principle to formally sign...
Sindh approves nearly Rs1 billion for procurement of buses for Karachi Updated 16 Dec, 2025 04:28pm Cabinet approves procurement of heritage building for establishing IT tower in Karachi
Rohri Station: Sindh agrees to share up-gradation cost with Ministry Published 16 Dec, 2025 07:37am ISLAMABAD: The government of Sindh has agreed with the Ministry of Railways to share the up-gradation cost of Rohri...
Railways not on the reforms track Published 29 Aug, 2025 06:28am At the World Economic Forum, the Prime Minister of Pakistan expressed deep concerns over the country’s...
Austrian co has shown interest in ML-1 project construction, Senate body meeting told Published 22 Jul, 2025 05:56am ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Railways Senator Jam Saifullah Khan, Monday, revealed that ...
Railways ministry says it will axe thousands of jobs Updated 28 Jan, 2025 03:35pm ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Railways on Monday revealed that out of 95,859 sanctioned posts, 17,101 posts have...
Railways to expedite anti-encroachment operations across country Updated 16 Aug, 2024 04:47am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee’s Subcommittee on Railways meeting was held on Thursday to...
Road, rail link with CA states and Europe: Authorities directed to finalise strategic plans Updated 07 Aug, 2024 09:36am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Communications presented their strategic connectivity plans...