Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Railways Minister announced 100,000 job opportunities from Railways projects

Pakistan Railways Minister announced 100,000 job opportunities from Railways projects

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Railways Minister announced 100,000 job opportunitiesfrom Railways projects.

The Railways Minister said that 1872 kilometer long new track will be laidunder ML-One project and it will generate one hundred thousand jobopportunities.

Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has reaffirmed his commitment to turnRailways into a profitable institution by completely overcoming its deficitwithin three years.

Addressing a news conference in Lahore on Thursday, he said that Pakistanis the only country in the world where passenger trains are generatingprofit.

He said Main Line One will be a historic project in the 72-year history ofthe country.

He announced to reduce the fares of freight trains by ten percent aftermidnight tonight.