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Railways Minister orders to form strategy to tackle flood
LAHORE, Aug 06 (APP): Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has directed the PR administration to form a comprehensive strategic plan to tackle flood waves in future. Presiding over a meeting at the PR headquarters here on Saturday, he appreciated the Railways for organising relief arrangements and provision of food and medical facilities to… Continue reading Railways Minister orders to form strategy to tackle flood
Railway to be put on track with increase in speed: Khwaja Saad
LAHORE, Apr 21 (APP): Railways Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique has vowed to put the railways on track with an increased speed, to provide maximum facilities to travellers. He was talking to the Pakistan Railways officers during his first visit to the PR headquarters after taking over the charge as the Railways minister, here on Thursday.… Continue reading Railway to be put on track with increase in speed: Khwaja Saad
Railways minister wants permanent pension disbursement mechanism
LAHORE, Mar 13 (APP):Pakistan Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati has stressed a proper mechanism of pension disbursement to facilitate pensioners of the department. Rejecting a news item, telecast by a local channel on Sunday, a spokesperson for Railways regretted creation of a wrong perception about Railways and its minister among people by the channel. He… Continue reading Railways minister wants permanent pension disbursement mechanism
Swati pays tribute to Kashmiris freedom struggle
ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 (APP):Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati has said the entire nation is with Kashmiri nation under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a statement issued here Sunday, the Minister said two years ago, Indian Prime Minister Modi under the ideology of his misogynistic Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), abolished Articles 370 and… Continue reading Swati pays tribute to Kashmiris freedom struggle
Container train to be launched from Mughulpura Dryport soon: minister
LAHORE, Jul 30 (APP):Railways Minister Muhammad Azam Khan Swati has vowed to launch the container business train operations from the Mughulpura Dryport soon. During his visit to the Mughulpura Dryport here on Friday, he said that the dryport would be converted into a profitable department by running it on purely business basis. He said that… Continue reading Container train to be launched from Mughulpura Dryport soon: minister
Delay in completion of development projects not to be tolerated: Swati
LAHORE, Jul 30 (APP):Railways Minister Muhammad Azam Khan Swati has said that delay in completion of the development projects of the department will not be tolerated. Chairing several meetings on different issues at the PR headquarters here on Friday, he said that the project director would be held responsible in case of any shortcoming or… Continue reading Delay in completion of development projects not to be tolerated: Swati
Railways Minister visits Royal Palm Club, chairs meeting to discuss several issues
LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Railways Minister Muhammad Azam Khan Swati visited Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, here on Thursday. He inspected various parts of the club where Club Manager Shah Rukh gave briefing about different renovation work in the club. He said that all members of the club were happy with the services of the… Continue reading Railways Minister visits Royal Palm Club, chairs meeting to discuss several issues
PR Minister orders to end deduction of dam fund on tickets
LAHORE, Jul 28 (APP):Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati has issued orders to end deduction of dam fund on tickets from passengers. According to the PR spokesman on Wednesday, the Railways was charging Rs 1 per passenger for economy class up to Rs 100 and Rs 2 per passenger for more than Rs 100 and Rs… Continue reading PR Minister orders to end deduction of dam fund on tickets
Rs 60 bln needed to upgrade railway track to avoid accidents :Minister
LAHORE, Jun 09 (APP):Railways Minister Muhammad Azam Khan Swati said on Wednesday that an amount of Rs 60 billion was required for immediate repair of railway track to avoid any accident in future. Addressing a press conference here at the PR headquarters, he said the recent train accident at Dharki was the second major train… Continue reading Rs 60 bln needed to upgrade railway track to avoid accidents :Minister
Railways minister inquires after health of injured at Sheikh Zayed Hospital RYK
LAHORE, RAHIM YAR KHAN, Jun 7 (APP): Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati on Monday inquired after health of the injured of the train accident at emergency ward of the Sheikh Zayed Hospital here and reviewed medical facilities being provided to them. Talking to the media, the minister said there was no substitute for precious human… Continue reading Railways minister inquires after health of injured at Sheikh Zayed Hospital RYK
Railways Minister orders inquiry of Ghotki accident
LAHORE, Jun 07 (APP): Railways Minister Muhammad Azam Khan Swati on Monday ordered an inquiry of the trains accident near Daharki, Ghotki, Sindh. According to the PR spokesperson, the minister sought the preliminary investigation report within 24 hours. On the other hand, the railways announced special telephone numbers to facilitate passengers’ families and relatives to… Continue reading Railways Minister orders inquiry of Ghotki accident
Azam Swati calls for adopting corona’s SOPs
ISLAMABAD, Apr 05 (APP):Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Monday urged all the leaders and nation to fully adopt the SOPs advised by the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) to contain the third wave of Corona pandemic. Speaking in the Senate, the Minister said we all should give special attention to the SOPs… Continue reading Azam Swati calls for adopting corona’s SOPs
Single inch of Railway land not to be sold: Azam Swati
ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP):Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Monday said that a single inch of railway land would not be sold out but it can be outsourced under public-private partnership for generating revenue. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said the property of Pakistan Railways was precious asset of the country which… Continue reading Single inch of Railway land not to be sold: Azam Swati
PR retrieves over seven acres land worth Rs 116 mln in Rawalpindi division
ISLAMABAD, Jan 3 (APP):Pakistan Railways (PR) has retrieved over seven acres railway land worth over Rs116 million from the land encroachers in Rawalpindi Division in its operation against land grabbers. The operation was launched under the supervision of Divisional Superintendent of Rawalpindi Division Munawar Shah on the direction of Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati. Azam… Continue reading PR retrieves over seven acres land worth Rs 116 mln in Rawalpindi division
