KARACHI- Railway Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq has said that only some people in Karachi can confirm when or if Musharraf is leaving.
He said this while talking to media men after addressing inauguration ceremony of arrival of nine locomotive engines from China here at Karachi port today. He went on to say that “PPP-MQM alliance always remain on the way to making and breaking. This is not a new thing. This is their third Nikkah," he added. He said that more 9 engines have arrived here out of 58 engines which have been manufactured in collaboration with US and China. Five engines have already reached here and more 23 engines will also arrive within next few months. New locomotive engines are being inducted in Railway after 13 years, he said adding high powered engines which have been received from China will be used in the country for the first time.
He stated that Pakistan Railway needs 400 new engines to run its passenger and freight trains. Old engines run are gasping to run, therefore, trains go late. New locomotive engines imported from China are lifeline to Pakistan Railways, he added. There is no room for corruption and nepotism in Railways, he said adding all decisions are taken under administrative priorities rather than political considerations. He said that he was being pressurized to open old sections. He however made it clear that old sections would not be opened, therefore, no political pressure should be mounted on him.