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Pakistan

PR retrieves land from ‘illegal’ petrol pump in Hyderabad

KARACHI: Pakistan Railways Karachi division claimed to have retrieved land occupied by a petrol pump at Auto Bhan...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

Pakistan

Special inspection of Cantt Station conducted

KARACHI: Divisional Superintendent of Pakistan Railways, Karachi, Muhammad Hanif Gul, conducted inspection of...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Pakistan

‘Railways earns more than previous year’

LAHORE: The income of Pakistan Railways during the period of 2020-21 till April had been calculated as Rs3890 ...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Pakistan

Over Rs6m burglary in MS Railways house in Karachi

KARACHI: In a startling incident happened during the Eid holidays, items worth over Rs6 million were stolen from the...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Print

Railways deficit stands at Rs119.21bn, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Corruption, mismanagement and neglect are still driving Pakistan Railways into ruin despite tall claims ...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Pakistan

DS Karachi holds Khuli Kacheri

KARACHI: Divisional Superintendent Pakistan Railways Karachi Muhammad Hanif Gul held a Khuli Katcheri at his office...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Pakistan

Private individuals: Railways retrieves 461 acres of land

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has retrieved around 461.8 acres precious land worth billion of rupees from private...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

Pakistan

Railways scales down freight rates

KARACHI: Pakistan Railways has markedly scaled down the freight rates of its different services during Eid holidays...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am

Print

Cabinet exempts Railways business partners from 10pc WHT

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has exempted Pakistan Railways' business partners from 10 percent Withholding Tax of...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Print

Private parties engaged in business with Railways: Exemption of 10pc WHT opposed by FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has opposed exemption of private parties from 10 percent Withholding...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Business & Finance

Freight business surges in three months

KARACHI: Much in line with the envisaged doubling of freight revenue by incumbent federal minister of Railways, the...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

PR loads over 20,000 wagons in April

KARACHI: For the second time during fiscal year 2020-21, Pakistan Railways has loaded 20,000 plus wagons in a month ...

Updated 02 May, 2021 10:36am

Pakistan

Minister expresses dissatisfaction over railways freight earning

KARACHI: In a meeting with the top Pakistan Railways management and Karachi division officers, Federal Minister for...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:23am

Pakistan

Railways Minister chairs meeting of freight parties representatives

Azam Swati said he was about to introduce a more transparent system in the Railways than the United States, Europe and Saudi Arabia.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 06:51pm

Pakistan

Transforming railways into profit generating entity top priority: minister

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Azam Khan Swati said that provision of safest journey and...

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:13am

Pakistan

Pakistan Railways will soon become profitable department: Swati

He said no one would be allowed to make politics on Railways.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 08:39pm

Pakistan

IHC issues notices to secy interior

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday issued notices to the secretary interior in a petition ...

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 09:07am

Pakistan

Railways Karachi loads 21,766 wagons during March

KARACHI: Pakistan Railways Karachi has climbed to an unmatched figure of loading 21,766 wagons during the month of...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:08am

Pakistan

No PR employee will be removed from service: CEO

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways Chief Executive Officer Nisar Ahmad Mamon has said that no employee of Pakistan Railways...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Pakistan

DS Railways examines Groyne Yard

KARACHI: Divisional Superintendent (DS) Pakistan Railways Karachi Muhammad Hanif Gul visited the recently...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Pakistan

Karachi DS inspects track

KARACHI: In order to observe and ensure the effective implementation of safety standards along the entire ...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Pakistan

Trains to run with 70pc seat occupancy

LAHORE: Due to corona pandemic, the Pakistan Railways has decided to operate all trains with 70% seat occupancy. It...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Print

Cabinet tells MoF to conclude SoE audit by June 30th

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Finance to complete forensic audit of five top loss-making...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

Pakistan

PR to become profitable entity in 9 months: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Friday reiterated that Pakistan Railways would become a...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

DS Railways conducts track inspection

KARACHI: Divisional Superintendent Pakistan Railways Karachi Muhammad Hanif Gul conducted 50 kilometres long...

Updated 18 Mar, 2021 09:24am

Pakistan

Dy chairman of Uzbekistan Railways visits Cantt Station

KARACHI: A delegation from Uzbekistan led by deputy chairman of Uzbekistan Railways Akmal Kamalov visited the...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

Pakistan

PM briefed about reforms in Railways, KCR

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan in a meeting on Monday was briefed about the ongoing reforms in Pakistan...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

Editorials

One more train accident

EDITORIAL: A few days ago, yet another passenger train derailed in the Sukkur region, killing at least one and...

Published 14 Mar, 2021 04:13am

Opinion

SOEs: sell-off or liquidation

The federal cabinet has approved the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Bill 2021 proposing governance reforms in the...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Pakistan

Railways launches ‘Premium Container Train’ with online booking

KARACHI: In an unprecedented development aimed at modernising its freight service, Pakistan Railways (PR) on ...

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 10:08am