ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Railways is planning to launch three tourist trainssoon with an aim to promote tourism in the country under the directives ofMinister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.
“The tourist trains with steam engines will be operated betweenRawalpindi-Taxila, Peshawar-Attock Bridge, and Karachi-Keenjhar Lake” anofficial in the Ministry of Railways told APP.
He said launch of these trains would help Pakistan Railways to earn extrarevenue.
To a question, he said that different departments of federal and provincialgovernment had to pay Rs2715.41 million to Pakistan Railways on account offreight and level crossing maintenance charges, etc.
Giving details, he said Pakistan Railways has total outstanding amountagainst the departments of federal government is Rs945.009 million andRs1770.401 million against the provincial government departments.
He said that federal departments including Defence has to pay Rs831.082million on account of freight and level crossing maintenance charges,National Highway Rs 55.464 million of level crossing and maintenanceauthority charges, Postal Rs19.994 million of land charges, Post MasterGeneral Rs17.055 million of freight charges, State Bank of PakistanRs12.799 million of freight charges and Controller General of Accounts,Islamabad Rs8.615 million of pension share.
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The outstanding amount against provincial department including Food,Communication and Works, Irrigation, Police and Local Government andCommunity Development (Municipalities TMAs, TMOs etc, he added.
He said that Pakistan Railways had to receive Rs371.490 million fromdifferent departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rs1228.872 from Punjab,Rs146.208 million of Sindh and Rs23.831 million from Balochistan governmentdepartments.
The official said that the provincial government departments had to payoutstanding amount on account of level crossing and maintenance charges,passion share and land charges.
