Pakistan Railways install luggage scanning machines at major Railway Stations

Pakistan Railways install luggage scanning machines at major Railway Stations

RAWALPINDI: (APP) In an effort to check acts of sabotage, Luggage-Scanning machines are being installed at major railway stations on instruction of Minister for Railways, Khwaja Saad Rafique.

Official sources told that two luggage scanners had started working at Rawalpindi Railway Station to check explosive material.

One luggage scanner has been installed to check passenger's luggage while the other has been installed in the Cargo Terminal.

After going through the scanner, the luggage would have security-clearance tag.

Eleven major railway stations including Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta would get scanners in phases.