Minister hopes Railways operations resumption before Eid ul Fitr

Minister hopes Railways operations resumption before Eid ul Fitr.

Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad expressed these views while addressing a news conference in Lahore on Saturday.

Minister hopes Railways operations resumption

He hoped Railways operations will resume before Eid-ul-Fitr.

Sheikh Rashid said they would send proposal to resume Railways operations to Federal Government after a couple of days again.

He said people are facing transport issues because of lack of trains operations.

The Minister said Pakistan Railways suffered a loss of around five billion rupees during the last one month due to Corona situation.

To a question, Railways Minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will take action against anyone involved in sugar scandal.

On the other hand, Government of Balochistan has decided to ease lockdown in Balochistan from Saturday (May 9, 2020).

According to notification of Home and Tribal Affairs Department, all shopping malls, markets, shops, stores, depots auto workshops, will remain open from 0300 hours to 1700 throughout the week.

Similarly, restaurants will remain open 24 hour only for home delivery.

All preventive measures are required to be taken by business community and general public in shopping malls bazars and markets.

Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has urged people to take precautionary measures to save their lives in fight against coronavirus.

In a statement, he called for adopting the principle of social distancing to avoid the spread of the virus.

GTV