Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Govt. plans to handover some passenger trains to private sector: Sheikh Rasheed

Sheikh Rashid

Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has on Saturday said that he want to sideline all encroachments on the track of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) in minimum time.

Talking to media officials in Karachi, the minister said  the government also desires to lay railway track from Peshawar to Jalalabad to improve connectivity between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

He further informed that government is working hard on restoration of Karachi Circular Railway to resolve the issue of travelling in the mega city.

Sheikh Rasheed said there is a plan to handover some passenger trains to private sector.

He said the democratic process in the country will continue to strengthen and incumbent government will complete its constitutional term.

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