Railways to introduce gift scheme for passengers: Sheikh Rashid

Railways to introduce gift scheme for passengers: Sheikh Rashid

Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said Railways would soon introduce a gift scheme on tickets as few airlines give to their passengers.

Addressing a press conference at the Pakistan Railways headquarters in Lahore on Saturday, he said railways would soon launch two VVIP state-of-the-art trains, wherein facilities and cleanliness would be provided like any five star hotel.

The minister said tracking system would soon be installed in the railway engines.

He said that Rohri Railway Station would be modernized in line with the Sindh culture, besides construction of a shopping plaza and a restaurant over there.

Later, talking about the politics, he said that 2019 would be the year of Pakistan's progress under the leadership of Imran Khan.

To a question, he said there was no future of Sharif and Zardari family in the national politics.