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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has announced 30 per cent reduction in railway fares during first three days of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Friday, he vowed to focus on structural reforms in Pakistan Railways to restore its glory.
The minister regretted that various projects were not completed because of negligence of the previous government.
On March 7, the then federal minister for railways Muhammad Azam Khan Swati had said that he and his team were fully determined to take Pakistan Railways to new heights of glory as billions of rupees would be generated from branding of trains.
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Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of train branding here, followed by a press conference, the minister had said that railways and the corporate sector had entered into a collaboration based on a transparent and win-win situation.
He had said that a branding policy based on security and longevity, as required by every businessperson or investor, would soon be approved under his own supervision.
“Without the cooperation of corporate sector, it would be impossible to make Pakistan Railways a profitable entity,” he had said assuring the corporate community that the present contracts would not be affected from any policy changes of the future governments.
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