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Railways director abducted in Rawalpindi

Dr Omer Awab Khan, Director Hospital in Pakistan Railways, was kidnapped in broad daylight when he was on his way back home from work in Rawalpindi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel…

Railways director abducted in Rawalpindi

Dr Omer Awab Khan, Director Hospital in Pakistan Railways, was kidnapped in broad daylight when he was on his way back home from work in Rawalpindi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday. The family…

Railways perennially off the track

The newly-appointed Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati is reported to have stated that Pakistan Railways is incurring on an average, an annual loss of Rs 35 to 40 billion, adding…

Reviving the Railways

Pakistan’s poorly managed and decaying railways system took away 65 precious lives on June 7 when two passenger trains collided in Sindh in which five passengers were killed and nearly…

Improving the railways

It has been a few days since 65 innocent citizens of this country lost their lives to a senseless train accident in Ghotki. The collective amnesia is about to set…

Railways In The Limelight

Railways in the limelight

The chief justice of the apex court termed Pakistan Railways as the most corrupt department in the country and summoned its minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, to appear in court to…

Commercializing Pakistan Railways — I

Pakistan Railways (PR), a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) under the Ministry of Railways (MoR), which has been working as a natural monopoly has not been able to pay adequate attention to…

Commercializing Pakistan Railways — II

A ‘line-of-business’ structure is generally adopted by commercial railways to align markets in the rail industry towards achieving utmost customer- both passenger and freight related- satisfaction. Under this structure, while…

A regulatory framework for Pakistan Railways – III

Regulation is basically done through tools called ‘regulatory instruments' where it is essential that proper mandate in this regard is provided in the underlying legislation that establishes the regulator of…