Islamabad: In a bid to recover from deepening financial crises, the funds starving Pakistan Railways (PR) has envisaged a business train between Karachi and Lahore in partnership with private sector.
Official sources said that the plan would be implemented soon to facilitate the business community besides helping the PR generate revenues which is facing acute financial crises.
Meanwhile, according to the state-run radio channel, a Pakistan Railways spokesman said that a new system to provide relief to its pensioners was finalized. Under the new system monthly pension of the retired employees will be transferred directly to their personal bank accounts.
The spokesman said the pensioners have been directed to open their accounts in any bank branch near their homes and submit their account numbers to the relevant Railways offices.
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