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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has reduced its deficit for first time in last 40 years and earned record Rs6 billion revenue in outgoing fiscal year 2013-14 showing 100 per cent improvement in revenue.
An official of PR talking to APP said, prudent policies adopted by the incumbent government and its flawless implementation enabled Railways to earn Rs6 billion.
It was for the first time that Railways achieved its revenue target and surpassed by 100 per cent it during last nine years.
A sum of Rs40 billion had been allocated for railways for the fiscal year 2014-15 to bring improvement in Railways system to provide better and convenient travelling facilities to passengers.
Around 60 new engines would be added in the Railways fleet by December current year while tenders had been issued to acquire another 75 new engines with major emphasis on coal-powered engines.
50 of them would be coal-powered engines of 4500 Horse Power, more powerful than the existing 3000 HP engines of Pakistan Railways.
Passengers would be availing better travelling facilities during the upcoming fiscal year 2014-15 by virtue of addition new engines.
A new train would soon operate from Hyderabad to Mirpur Khas and later a Night Train would be operated on Multan-Lahore route.
Railways would repair its main line-I from Karachi to Peshawar as part of initiatives for Pak-China Economic Corridor.
MoUs had been signed for Pak-China Economic Corridor and a sum of Rs380 billion would be spent with major focus on improving communications infrastructure i.e. rail and roads.
P.S: Any P0tians here to shout dhandli on this one??
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1...duced-deficit-first-time-in-four-decades.html
An official of PR talking to APP said, prudent policies adopted by the incumbent government and its flawless implementation enabled Railways to earn Rs6 billion.
It was for the first time that Railways achieved its revenue target and surpassed by 100 per cent it during last nine years.
A sum of Rs40 billion had been allocated for railways for the fiscal year 2014-15 to bring improvement in Railways system to provide better and convenient travelling facilities to passengers.
Around 60 new engines would be added in the Railways fleet by December current year while tenders had been issued to acquire another 75 new engines with major emphasis on coal-powered engines.
50 of them would be coal-powered engines of 4500 Horse Power, more powerful than the existing 3000 HP engines of Pakistan Railways.
Passengers would be availing better travelling facilities during the upcoming fiscal year 2014-15 by virtue of addition new engines.
A new train would soon operate from Hyderabad to Mirpur Khas and later a Night Train would be operated on Multan-Lahore route.
Railways would repair its main line-I from Karachi to Peshawar as part of initiatives for Pak-China Economic Corridor.
MoUs had been signed for Pak-China Economic Corridor and a sum of Rs380 billion would be spent with major focus on improving communications infrastructure i.e. rail and roads.
P.S: Any P0tians here to shout dhandli on this one??
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1...duced-deficit-first-time-in-four-decades.html
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