‘Save Railways’ movement to start from August 7
August 3, 2021
Rawalpindi:The Pakistan Railways Employees (Prem) on Monday announced to start a countrywide protest move to resist privatisation. This was stated by central chairman of Prem, Ziauddin Ansari and central President Muhammad Anwar while addressing a press conference here.
Divisional President for Rawalpindi, Dr. Ishtiaq Irfan was also present on the occasion. They announced the first workers convention at Rawalpindi Railway Station on August 7 to kick start the Save Railway movement. The Prem leadership observed that Pakistan Railways serve as a source of logistics for the Pakistan Army and could also be made a profitable organisation through freight and passenger service. But they said the government was bent upon its privatisation.
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ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati has said that operating passenger and freight trains is not the function of the Pakistan Railways since it has no capacity to provide better services, adding that it is actually the function of the private sector.
Speaking at the Rawalpindi Railway Station during the inauguration of Sir Syed Express train, Mr Swati invited the private sector to make investment in the organisation.
The government would improve the track through the ML-1 project, he said.
The minister said that Sir Syed Express was being “outsourced” as a “better rate” had been achieved through tendering.
After outsourcing Sir Syed Express, more passenger trains as well as freight trains would be outsourced, he added.
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Scores of dogs poisoned to death in Rawalpindi
Cantonment board launches week-long dog-culling drive
Around 800 stray dogs were poisoned by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, which was criticised by animal rights activists and was termed as violation of animal rights. PHOTO: STOCK IMAGE
RAWALPINDI:
Scores of stray dogs were poisoned to death on the first day of a dog-culling drive launched by the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) on Friday.
Muhammad Najeeb, the supervisor of the campaign, said the drive would last for a week.
He said that on the first day of the campaign, scores of stray dogs were fed poisoned meat in Shaheenpura, Kamhar Mandi, Marble Market, Akbar market, Kamran Market, Nogza Market, Murair Market, Gawalmandi, Bank Road and Railway Station areas.