Federal Minister for Railways Mohammad Hanif Abbasi has announced a 20 % reduction in train fares due to Eid al -Fitr, according to a statement from the Railway Ministry on Saturday.
Earlier in the week, the Pakistan Railways (PR) decided to run four Eid special trains to facilitate the passengers before and after Eidol Fttor. The special train operation includes a service from Quetta to Peshawar, which includes a service through Sabbi, Score/Rohri, Khinwal, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
“We will leave for three special trains in front of Eid on March 28 and start our EID operation with one on the third day of Eid,” said Aamir Ali Baloch, chief executive officer of Pakistan Railways. Don.
According to a statement released today, on the occasion of Eid, the Minister of Railways announced “great” news for the public – reduction of 20pc in fares during the festival.
Railway officials said in a statement that “reduction in fares will apply to all miles, express and interstitial passenger trains.”
It added that the reduction in fares will apply to booking for three days of Eid, but this special EID will not apply to trains.
The statement said that “Pakistan Railways has issued a information about the reduction of fares,” he added that the purpose of the special concession was to provide relief to the people on the occasion of Eid.
“The move is a joy for travelers across the country on the occasion of Eid,” the statement said.
According to the statement, “the Minister of Railways also assured that all security arrangements and quality of train services would be maintained.”
On Friday, the National Assembly was told that the security of trains in Balochistan has been improved after the terrorist attack on Jaffar Express.
Minister of State for Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani told the House during the question hours that the Quetta Railway Station should be fencing. Giving details of better security, he said that earlier, 13 security personnel were deployed in each train in Balochistan – five from five railway police and eight from the Frontier Corps (FC).
However, after recent events, security has been tightened. “Now, every train traveling to Balochistan will have 22 security personnel on the board – 11 from FC and 11 from Railway Police,” he said.
Abbasi also announced on Tuesday that drone surveillance will be launched for all train operations in Balochistan, while CCTV cameras are also being installed at railway stations and other sensitive places in the province and other parts of the country to ensure further security.
