MULTAN Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid has lamented that in past, a locomotive was purchased against Rs680 million, however, the actual price of a locomotive was Rs300 million.
The minister stated that he was upgrading coaches as he want to see all coaches on track.
The Railways minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate Thal Express and tracker system in trains on March 12. Train service would have air-conditioned coaches, he said, adding the tracking system would help identifying location of the train. The tracker for trains have been gifted by a youngster, he said. The minister said that Thal Express would cover different cities including Multan, Kotaddu, Layyah, Mianwali, Kundian, Rawalpindi etc. Similarly, Jinnah Express will be inaugurated on March 23, which would run between Peshawar and Karachi. The railways minister said that different facilities would be provided in the train. He also informed the journalists that he himself bore expense on the decoration of minister's saloon. He said that he shifted freight train office to Karachi and hoped that it would boost trade further. He stated that he would visit Karachi office for two days in a week. Pakistan Railways would add another four freight trains in next four to five months. Similarly, Pakistan Railways would upgrade Khanewal Railways Station. He also claimed of making Pakistan Railways as model in one year and it would start generating of handsome revenue. On this occasion, DS Railways Ameer Dawood Pota, DCO Nabeela Aslam and other officials were also present.