The Pakistan Railways has issued apology over the delays in train departure and arrival, saying it is because of security situation.“Railways track are the bombing target in interior Sind which causes long delays in train departure and arrival schedules throughout the country due to ...

Railways passengers are facing immense problems due to suspension of trains in Lahore division.Most passengers from Narowal, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Muredke, Narang Mandi, Kasur and other adjacent cities of the provincial capital have to take alternate transport to reach their destinations and ...

LONDON (AFP) - British researchers said Wednesday they have developed train carriages that can reduce deaths and injuries in terror attacks by using plastic-coated windows and measures to prevent flying debris. The New Rail research centre at Newcastle University analysed the carriages hit in ...

At least three persons including a railway guard were killed and more than 100 others injured in collision between two passenger trains near Bin Qasim station on Monday.According to DS Railway Karachi, Amjad Rizwi, the incident took place 50km away from Karachi when Karachi-bound Shalimar express ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Railways (PR) is going to privatize four rail cars between Lahore and Rawalpindi including 101 Up Subakraftar, 102 Down Subakraftar, 103 Up Subakhuram and 104 Down Subakkhuram. A senior officer of railways said that the department had made a set of four trains and also had invited ...

LAHORE  – Pakistan Railways with tall claims of introducing business trains and upgraded services has not yet succeeded to normalize the operation of the passengers' trains.Prolonged delay of trains continued to trouble the passengers and relatives waiting for arrival of their family ...

ISLAMABAD –PTCL has successfully trained 115 of its senior executives through an ongoing dynamic senior management program “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” pioneered by world-renowned US expert, Stephen R. Covey, says a press release.“I congratulate our ...

LAHORE Pakistan Railways on Friday suspended 117 trains due to the unavailability of locomotives while the remaining rail operations was hit by the delays of hours at all the major stations across the country. As many as 86 locomotives were connected with passenger trains and only eight engines ...

LAHORE (APP) - The delay of trains has become a norm which speaks of the inefficiency of the railway administration. Pakistan Railways sources said here on Wednesday that almost all mail and passengers trains were arriving and departing late from Lahore and other cities across the country. This ...

HAFIZABAD - The Rescue-1122 has trained 7,000 male and female students from 50 educational institutes to enable volunteers to serve the humanity in any eventuality, said Punjab Emergency Service Community Safety Officer Shaukat Ali on Sunday. He was addressing the girl students of Government ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Railways and its subsidiary Pakistan Railway Advisory and Consultancy Services (PRACS) have announced to operate various safari trains in a view to promote tourism in the country via trains. The PRACS spokesman Shahid Saleem while talking to The Nation said that the decision was ...

LAHORE (PPI) - Pakistan Railways has received 1.4 million liter diesel from PSO and as a result fuel crisis has come under control to some extend. According to sources the daily consumption of diesel was 0.4 million liter for operational purposes and fresh consignment of 1.4 million liter diesel is ...

KARACHI A total of 700 young researchers across Pakistan were trained in a year under British Councils International Strategic Partnership in Research and Education (INSPIRE) programme. This was stated at concluding session of two-day workshops on research essentials for young Pakistani ...

ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly (NA) was informed on Friday that over 4,000 Pakistanis were imprisoned in Middle East countries for their alleged involvement in murder, rape, smuggling, forgery and other cases. Answering a question posed by Mohammad Pervaiz Malik during the question-hour, State ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Railways Advisory and Consultancy Services Limited (PRACS) would launch Gandhara Steam Safari tourists trains from today at Rawalpindi Railways Station. The trains to be operated from Lahore and Rawalpindi railways stations aims at boosting domestic tourism besides ...

KARACHI - Due to financial constraint, the high-ups of Pakistan Railways still to decide to operate special trains for Eid-ul-Fitr this year. The Railways authorities had already hinted that the special trains would not be operated anymore due to current financial crisis as operations of several ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The shortage of around 60 locomotives is the major cause for stoppage of some train services, while more trains could be stopped for the same reason. An official of the ministry of Railways informed APP that all out efforts were being made by the Railways Ministry to revive ...

KARACHI (APP) - Pakistan Railways have embarked upon an ambitious plan of rationalisation of train operation through better use of its assets and resources. Railways General Manager (Operations) Ashfaq Khattak said in an interview on Sunday that the plan envisages gradual closure of 51 ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Pakistan Manpower Institute (PMI) has trained 628 people from public and private sector during the last fiscal year June 1, 2009 to June 30 2010. This was stated by Director General of PMI, Muhmmad Azam while addressing to participant in a concluding ceremony of workshop on ...

PRETORIA (South Africa) (Reuters) Caster Semenya, picked out by a bright moon as yet another long training session comes to an end, does not look like an athlete with the cares of the world on her shoulders. Despite a sharp chill in the air and the late afternoon sun fast disappearing, she works ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Ministry of Railways is all set to initiate work on a project to revive Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) shortly, after finalizing a loan agreement with Japanese government. The KCR was constructed and opened for traffic in two phases in the year 1964 and 1970. It was originated ...

RAWALPINDI The training wing of Punjab Emergency Service Rescue (1122) has imparted community basic life support and fire safety orientation training to second aircrew batch of rescue volunteers from Pakistan Air Hostess and Steward Training Academy (PASTA). The spokesperson of the Service ...

HYDERABAD (Agencies)-Minister of State for Railways Muhammad Jadam Mangrio has advised the passengers to recite Durood Sharif while travelling by trains. Speaking to newsmen here on Monday, he said Railway track is outdated, while trains and Railway lines are also in appalling state. To a ...

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince William will begin training to become a search and rescue helicopter pilot on Monday, embarking on a new stage of his military career that will bring him as close as possible to the action. The 26-year-old, who is second in line to the throne after his father Prince ...

LAHORE - The Pakistan Railways has changed the schedule of all the Quetta-bound trains following the incidents of firing on the trains, officials said on Saturday. According to the Pakistan Railways Headquarters, all the Quetta-bound trains and the trains returning from Quetta, including the ...

LAHORE - The Pakistan Railways has earned Rs 5.94 billion in the first quarter (Jul-Sep) of the current fiscal year against Rs 4.49 billion in the same period last year through passengers as well as freight trains, showing a significant rise of 33.4 per cent in revenue. Railways authorities ...

CALAIS, France (AFP) - Freight services resumed through the Channel Tunnel and Eurostar passenger trains made a slow comeback Saturday, two days after a blaze shut down the busy link between Britain and mainland Europe. The car shuttle service between Folkestone and Calais would resume partially ...

FAISALABAD - Faisalabad Dry Port Trust Chairman Sheikh Ashfaq Ahmed has said that the Pakistan Railways should improve its cargo service to boost the income of PR and suggested that the Railway authorities should immediately introduce the express cargo trains. In a statement issued here ...

KARACHI - Pakistan Railway is likely to start renovation work in Karachi and Sukkur divisions from next month. The federal government has released Rs 7.5 million to the railway department head office in Lahore, while the department will release the amount to both divisions very soon, The Nation ...

NEW DELHI (APP) - Pakistan and India on Thursday decided to increase frequency of freight trains from two to five to boost trade, particularly export of cement to India on Wagah-Attari section. Briefing newsmen here after the conclusion of three-day Inter-Governmental Railway meeting, ...