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Railways fares rise up to 5-15pc
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LAHORE: Government of Pakistan approved to increase the fares of passenger and freight trains by 5 to 15 per cent to steer the Railways clear of the present crisis situation, media reported Thursday. GM Operations, Muhammed Ashfaque Khattak said the fares were to cut down on the financial straits faced by Pakistan Railways. Khattak said Railways had no money to buy diesel to run the trains service, as also the recent flash floods across the country have caused billions of rupees worth of loss to the Railways.
GM Operations said the notification in this regard would be issued after Eid-ul Fitr, adding the fares of passenger trains have been raised by 5 to 15 per cent and freight trains by 10 to 15 per cent.
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