Will end railways deficit in one month, claims Sheikh Rashid
Last updated on: 08 September,2018 03:20 pm
Rashid was chairing a meeting in Railway Headquarters in Lahore.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad reaffirmed his commitment on Saturday to bring down deficit of Railways to nil within one year.
Chairing a meeting in Railway Headquarters in Lahore, he said it has been decided to remove ghost contractual employees in Pakistan Railways to lessen financial burden.
The meeting was attended by Chief Executive Railway Aftab Akbar and other officials.
Rashid maintained that contract employees and those skipping office hours are a burden on the department.
Earlier, the minister announced to introduce a modern tracking system in his department that will help reduce journey between Lahore and Rawalpindi.
Speaking to media after inaugurating a plant nursery at Margalla Railway Station Islamabad, Rashid claimed to bring a definite change in the Railways department until December.
Railways will soon be developed as a modern technical organization offering facilities to everyone, he added.
The Minister asserted that passenger trains will be plied on branch lines of Railways as well.