islamabad -  ahmad ahmadani - Despite reasonable cut in fuel prices with the start of May, transporters are still overcharging passengers, while the concerned authorities are ostensibly reluctant to stop the violation and commuters are demanding transport authority revise fares in line with ...

LAHORE – The PIA has introduced special Umrah fares and the new price of return ticket from Karachi is Rs40,000 and Rs48,000 from other cities inclusive of taxes and fuel surcharge. The decision was taken during a meeting held at the PIA Head Office to facilitate the Ummrah pilgrims and the ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notices to Ministry of Religious Affairs on a civil miscellaneous application complaining for not giving facilities to pilgrims in the light of Haj Policy 2013 and increasing the Haj fares.  The application was moved in an already pending ...

Pakistan Railways (PR) approved an increase of 15 to 20 percent in its fares from Thursday triggering a countrywide protest over decision.The decision came amid uproar over decline in number of railway engines and trains from every walk of the life.According to PR officials, a bail out package had ...

LAHORE – PIA, right after a couple of months when its management had doubled its fares on domestic sectors, on Wednesday once again increased its fares due to 20 per cent fuel surcharge that would add Rs500 to 1,000 per ticket for domestic and international passengers, sources claimed.PIA ...

LAHORE – On the recent pretext of fuel price hike, the transporters on Wednesday jacked up the fares by five to 10 per cent at inter-city routes. The increase in fare is second time in one month as the last raise of 15 per cent had been made on Dec 3, 2011.According to the new fares table, ...

LAHORE – Cash-strapped Pakistan Railways (PR) in order to overcome its financial crisis has decided to increase passenger trains fares by 10 to 20 per cent, The Nation learnt on Wednesday. Sources said that notification in this regard would be issued within two to three days.The Railways ...

LAHORE The National flag carrier, PIA has doubled its fares for its domestic flights, what the insiders termed a way, to open the window for the other airlines to make their business flourished on said routes, a travel agent seeking anonymity said on Tuesday. New fares would be applicable from ...

our staff reporter RAWALPINDI - Ministry of Religious Affairs Secretary Shaukat Hayyat Durrani has said that business community was playing a major role in the uplift of the national economy and the ministry would take every possible step to give separate quota for business community for Haj. He ...

LAHORE In the wake of hike in petroleum prices, transporters on Friday announced 15 per cent increase in fares at inter-city routes across the country. This 15 per cent rise will also be applicable to goods transportation. The minimum fare was set as Rs 120. General Secretary of All Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD - Financial crisis in Pakistan Railways (PR) has further deepened as the bailout package to the tune Rs 11.2 billion is still awaited to take the ever-sinking organisation out of financial crunch, The Nation reliably learned. Pakistan Railways, commonly known as 'white elephant, is yet ...

KARACHI - After increase in the petroleum products prices, the transporters community has threatened to increase the fares by up to Rs2 in the coming days. Karachi Transport Ittehad Chairman Irshad Bukhari told The Nation that the transporters have become tired of protesting against the price-hike ...

LAHORE - Federal Minister for Railways and ANP leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour has said that any kind of reduction in the Railways fares is out of question while a feasibility report is being prepared to link Gwadar Port with railway track to connect this seaport with other parts of the country. ...

Kurram Agency fresh fighting claimed 13 dead including the 11 extremists, while 15 left wounded. Sources said that the skirmishes in different areas of the Kurram Agency continued unabated, in which, heavy and automatic weapons were used. Fresh fighting left 13 dead including 11 extremists, while ...

KARACHI (PPI) - People have decried ten percent hike in train fares recently made by the Pakistan Railways, which has put a lot of financial burden on the pockets of poor who considered the trains as cheapest means of travel. Pakistan Railways have increased the fare through a notification for ...