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	Restructuring the Railways
		This decision seemingly marked a reversal in the process of privatisation of Pakistan Railways which was initiated by the previous government back in 1998 when on August 30, the 137-year old Pakistan Railways was divided into three separate and independent units, each to be headed by a Managing Director.
		It may be recalled that Pakistan Railways has been invariably reporting losses in its operations during the last 52 years despite repeated efforts on the part of the various governments in the past to inject dynamism, both administratively and financially, in its working, but all such efforts seemingly failed to produce the desired results.
		The turnaround in the railways is imperative as this organization should serve as the pivot of the national transport system and an arterial channel of economic activity in the country.
	www.pakistaneconomist.com /issue2000/issue4/i&e2.htm (763 words)

	Pakistan Railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was proposed that a railway line from Karachi City to Kotri, steam navigation up the Indus and Chenab rivers upto Multan and from there an other railway to Lahore and beyond be constructed.
		In 1954, the railway line was extended to Mardan and Charsada section and in 1956 Jacababad-Kashmore 2’-6’’ line was converted into broad gauge.
		Pakistan Locomotive Factory at Risalpur is a public spread on area of 251 acres of land, was put into service in 1993 with the collaboration of Government of Japan at a total cost of Rs.2284.00 million including a foreign exchange component of Rs.1496.00 million.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pakistan_Railways (969 words)

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		Signal Staff workers of Pakistan Railways on the move
		After the successful mobilisation of stationmasters at Pakistan Railways, the signal staff have taken action for the improvement of their working conditions.
		The Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign Multan held a meeting yesterday in solidarity with the Airbus workers.
	www.ptudc.org (602 words)

	Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pakistan Railways provided an important mode of transportation in the public sector spreading over the entire country.
		The Pakistan Railways has a total of 11,515 track kilometers (including track on double line, yard and sidings) at the end of 2001-2002.
		Pakistan Railways has planned to extend the existing washing lines at Faisalabad, Multan and Karachi to meet the requirement of maintenance of rakes of Mall and Express Trains.
	www.pakboi.gov.pk /BFacts/railways.html (485 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pakistan Railways
		Pakistan Railways is the state-owned railway company of Pakistan.
		Pakistan Railways provides an important mode of transportation in the farthest corners of the country and brings them closer for Business, sight seeing, pilgrimage and education.
		The Ministry of Railways in India is in charge of the Indian Railways, the state-owned company that enjoys a monopoly in Rail transport in India.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pakistan-Railways (279 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Business: Nine Locomotives withdrawn from Pakistan Railway fleet
		Pakistan Railways had received these locomotives from China last year under, but nine out of total locomotives purchased so far had to be withdrawn due to serious damages appearing in their underframes, he told National Assembly in response to a Calling Attention Notice.
		To a question, the Minister told the House that Pakistan Railways was moving according to the contract agreement and has also asked the Chinese firm to come to Pakistan and inspect their product as well as ensure a warrantee for five more years for these locomotives.
		To a query, the minister said, a team of experts from Chinese firm is reaching Pakistan on March 16 to discuss this matter with Pakistan Railways.
	pakistantimes.net /2005/03/05/business5.htm (413 words)

	Pakistan Railways: back on track? -DAWN - Business; April 15, 2002
		Unlike, Wapda headed by a serving three-star general, Railways are being run by two three stars retired generals as the minister for railways and communication and secretary/chairman, Railway Board, and both are located in Islamabad/Rawalpindi.
		These and some other relative facts and figures were mentioned in Pakistan Railways Project for the rehabilitation and improvement of its track which was to be implemented over a period of five years in phased manner i.e.
		The Pakistan Railways had in fact raised the speed, during the Seventh Five Year Plan, to 120 KMPH which was, however, subsequently decreased to 105/110 KMPH on main line due to shortage of maintenance funds for track and coaches.
	www.dawn.com /2002/04/15/ebr2.htm (1166 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Top Story: 'Pakistan Railways to be converted into corporation soon'
		Railways, he said has not utilised over Rs 5 billion of the total subsidy of Rs 12 billion it utilises every year to offset its losses.
		About train accidents, he said the percentage of such mishaps in Pakistan is negligible, however, he added, some saboteurs in tribal areas do indulge in negative activities which do not fall under the purview of accidents.
		Shamim Haider said that Railways had to bear an additional expenditure of Rs 314 million this year on account of costlier diesel, however, fares had not been increased to match the higher cost.
	pakistantimes.net /2005/06/24/top8.htm (611 words)

	Pakistani team leaves for Delhi to finalize train service - Irna
		A nine-member delegation of Pakistan Railways left for New Delhi on Wednesday to finalize the arrangements to launch a new train service between the two countries, officials said.
		The line between Khokhrapar in Pakistan's Sindh province and Munabao in India's western Rajasthan state was severed in 1965 because of a war between the two countries.
		He said the railway service is expected to commence in the last week of this month, but final date and schedule would be announced after the meeting with Indian authorities.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/line-16/0601044978192800.htm (295 words)

	PakTribune Forum -> Pakistan Railways in very bad shape! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Railway is a very efficient way of mass transit and thankfully India realised it very early and has one of the most formidable system.
		Pakistan is a lot smaller country then India and railways come into their own over long distances and moving mass numbers.
		Infact Indian railways is the mode of transportation for a commoners and someone trying to move faster there are airlinks which gives better and comfortable journey, though i should say that airlinks are not that developed and cheap than other developed countries.
	www.paktribune.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=123 (5566 words)

	Railways may be privatized partially -DAWN - Business; 09 January, 2004
		The study has been submitted to the Ministry of Privatization and the Pakistan Railways recently by Mr SA Syed, who also individually met some of the senior officials of the ministry of finance and the railways officials in the provinces.
		The study has recommended that the government should retain 20 per cent of shares in the Railways in the shape of land and infrastructure, 50 per cent of the shares be offered in open market and the rest 30 per cent be sold to strategic buyers.
		The study pointed out that Pakistan Railways has been suffering constant losses for the last few decades and short term solutions to place it back on track could not solve the problem.
	www.dawn.com /2004/01/09/ebr1.htm (408 words)

	PM calls for revamping Pakistan Railways -DAWN - National; December 20, 2005
		Terming railways one of the most cost-effective means of transportation, he said its revamping would give a boost to business activities.
		Expressing concern on Pakistan Railways’ declining revenue, the prime minister directed the Railways authorities to improve their market strategies for better use of their resources besides preparing a master plan for the optimal use of its surplus assets like Railways lands.
		Railways should modernize its services, provide better facilities for travellers and movement of cargo and consider the option of acquiring locomotives on lease and their local assembly, including transfer of technology.
	www.dawn.com /2005/12/20/nat4.htm (343 words)

	Pakistan Link Headlines
		General Manager Pakistan Railways Aurangzeb Khan disclosed this in an exclusive chat with NNI at his office.
		About its plan to link up railway track up to Central Asian States, Khan said Pakistan Railways team is currently visiting Afghanistan for second round of talks on the 150-km long Chamman-Kandhar track.
		To a question about the privatisation of Pakistan Railways, he said there is no proposal on card to privatise this vital organisation.
	www.pakistanlink.com /headlines/Dec03/15/14.html (1063 words)

	Quick Review Of Pakistan. Lern about pakistan and its culture
		Pakistan is an Islamic Republic and its capital is Islamabad.
		Pakistan's major exports include raw cotton and cotton products, rice, fish and fish products, carpets and rugs, leather and leather goods, sports and surgical goods.
		Pakistan Railways in all classes allows a 25 percent concession foreign tourists (both for groups and individuals).
	www.sachgup.com /pakistan/quick_pakistan.php (896 words)

	CNN.com - Train wreck blamed on human error - Jul 13, 2005
		Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday visited crash victims in hospital and offered his condolences, promising that anyone guilty of negligence would be prosecuted.
		Abdul Wahab Awan, general manager of Pakistan Railways, has blamed the driver of the night-coach Karachi Express for misreading a signal and rear-ending another passenger train -- the Quetta Express -- that was stopped in the station, The Associated Press reports.
		Pakistan's rail system is heavily used, carrying about 65 million passengers a year and a large volume of freight on a network that covers about 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles).
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/pakistan.trainsmash (450 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - Scores killed in Pakistan train crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		About 125 people are believed to have been killed after three passenger trains collided in southern Pakistan causing the derailment of at least 13 carriages.
		A second railway official, Sajjad Ahmed, said the train in the station was the Quetta Express, which was bringing passengers from the eastern city of Lahore to the southwestern city of Quetta when it developed a technical problem.
		Pakistan's railways are antiquated, and dozens of people have been killed in train accidents in recent years.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/C4D54F5A-9665-4E5A-8147-D503E4A102DE.htm (517 words)

	ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN NEWS SUMMARY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pakistan, he said, has always been asking for solution of disputes through peaceful means and “do not want to resort to tactics of coercion”.
		Addressing senior officers of Pakistan Railways, the Minister said since the creation of the country, Pakistan Railways has been an important organization but unfortunately most of the time it suffered heavy losses.
		He said Pakistan Railways is significant department and urged all staff and officers to make collective efforts to complete its developmental projects at the earliest.
	www.pak.gov.pk /public/news/news2002/appnews2002/app26_november.htm (3355 words)

	Pak Railways
		Pakistan Railways were founded on 13th May 1861.
		There are a few stray steam locomotives preserved at workshops and railway facilities however, and I have heard at least one account (unconfirmed) about an Indian WP class locomotive preserved in a childrens' park in Lahore.
		Activities which are covered by the Marketing wing are: commercial exploitation of railway land, soft drinks franchises, advertisements on railway trains and railway land, establishment of cyber cafes on railway land, and establishment of joint ventures with private companies and investors.
	members.tripod.com /shankaronline/neighbors.htm (5183 words)

	Zhu Rongji's visit to Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pervez Musharraf, the self-styled Chief Executive of Pakistan, has reasons to be gratified by the five-day visit to Pakistan from May 11 by the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr.Zhu Rongji, to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
		He added that China and Pakistan should continue to step up their co-operation and safeguard the solidarity and interests of the developing countries in a common endeavour to promote the establishment of a just and rational new international political and economic order.
		He said that China and Pakistan had shown mutual understanding and support on many major international issues and that Pakistan had always spoken up for China at international forums, firmly supporting China's efforts to safeguard national unity and territorial integrity and upholding justice and dignity in the cause of international human rights.
	www.saag.org /papers3/paper244.html (2736 words)

	News
		According to the WB, Pakistan Railway is among the second largest cash-bleeding entity in public sector institutions that faces billions of rupees annual loss.
		The Pakistan Railway is on the decline for the last three decades as its contribution to the freight traffic stands at 4 per cent in 2005 which was used to be 60 per cent during 70s and 80s.
		The Pakistan Railways is one of the largest loss making public sector entity after KESC as it faced a loss of Rs 6.957 billion in 1999-2000, Rs 5.430 billion in 2000-2001, Rs 4.529 billion in 2001-2002, Rs 5.972 billion in 2002-03 and Rs 7.748 billion in 2003-04.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Aug05/19/07.htm (606 words)

	The Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Let me clear here, that Railways Minister and Secretary Railways are very keen in enhancing the operational efficiency of the national institution, Their vision and clarity of objects are driving force behind all these efforts.
		Ans : Development and progress of Pakistan Railways is not the target itself but to increase its operational efficiency and hence availability of high quality of service for general public and traders and industry.
		Railways is offering dependable and safe cargo and travel facilities for general public and traders and Industrialists at affordable and competitive prices.
	www.nation.com.pk /daily/jan-2005/31/bnews7.php (948 words)

	USATODAY.com - 127 killed in Pakistan train crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		GHOTKI, Pakistan (AP) — Three trains crashed in a deadly chain-reaction after a train driver misread a signal in southern Pakistan early Wednesday, killing at least 127 people and injuring hundreds more in the country's worst crash in more than a decade, police and railway officials said.
		Abdul Wahab Awan, general manager of Pakistan Railways, blamed the driver of the night-coach Karachi Express for misreading a signal and rear-ending another passenger train.
		Pakistan's railways are antiquated, and there have been many accidents in recent years — including several at Ghotki —; blamed on faulty equipment or human error.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-07-12-pakistan-trains_x.htm (808 words)

	PakizOnline.Com :: Pakistan :: Fact Sheet Of Pakistan Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pakistan Railway comprises 8,775 route km, 781 stations and 42 trains halts.
		Pakistan Railways is multi system and operates on three gauges, i.e.
		A Task Force on Pakistan Railways was constituted by the Prime Minister in March 1997, and was required to make specific recommendations for the restructuring and reform of railways for the balanced and consistent development of the railroad sector.
	www.pakizonline.com /pakistan_railway.htm (712 words)

	Railways Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is meant to facilitate the public to avail the Pakistan Railways resources more directly, cutting short the bureaucratic hassles.
		Pakistan Railways has recently enhanced the number of intercity and long journey express trains cutting short the journey time by introducing brand new coaches.
		Pakistan Railways is proud of the excellent services it extends to importers and exporters at the inland Dry Ports.
	www.pakboi.gov.pk /News_Event/Railways.htm (946 words)

	Pakistan has adequate oil reserves to meet any contingency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pakistan government is giving top most priority to imparting quality basic education and better health facilities to its masses, the report added.
		Pakistan and Mauritius also agreed to intensify economic interaction and to augment their bilateral trade and cooperation in Textile, Tourism, information Technology, Education and Agriculture sectors.
		In Pakistan there is a great need for integrated efforts by bringing all stakeholders on board for the prevention of blindness, enabling the sharing of scarce resources and avoiding duplication and fragmentation of efforts, experts opined.
	www.infopak.gov.pk /news/appnews/appnews2004/app_oct14_2004.htm (2114 words)

	Pakistan Railways to undertake Rs60bn rehabilitation plan -DAWN - National; July 4, 2005
		An amount of Rs60 billion would be utilized over the next five years to improve various sections of the railway line as more than 80 per cent bridges of the Pakistan Railways at present were overage and could lead to a major disaster any day.
		With estimated annual growth rates of 12 per cent and 3.3 per cent for freight and passenger traffic, respectively, Railway is projected to carry 10 billion tons kilometre of freight and 28 billion passenger kilometre of passenger traffic by the year 2010.
		The railway infrastructure, especially that on the main corridor, would be rehabilitated and a culture of scheduled freight trains introduced, with priority to bulk movement of goods over long haul.
	www.dawn.com /2005/07/04/nat10.htm (542 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| South Asia \| Pakistan train disaster kills 132
		The general manager of Pakistan Railways said the crash was caused by a train conductor misreading a signal.
		Abdul Wahab Awan, general manager of Pakistan Railways, said the conductor of the Karachi Express had failed to read a signal correctly.
		Pakistan is no stranger to train crashes involving multiple deaths.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/4677595.stm (1191 words)

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