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DevelopmentPunjab

Pakistan Railways rolls out new 20-coach Karakoram Express rake

The Lahore-Karachi service, to be run by a private operator, offers four classes and leaves both cities daily at 3:00pm.

Development

PM orders emergency steps to make train travel safe

Shehbaz Sharif assured the railways ministry of full government backing for reforms, but neither report named a deadline or specific measures.

Development

Pakistan Railways declares three-month emergency, plans repairs to 172 locomotives

Two reports on the decision give different emphasis, one on the emergency declaration and the other on the repair programme, without cost, routes or a start date

DevelopmentBalochistan

Railway Workers Repair Tracks Ahead of Sariab-Kuchlak Train Link

APP shows repair work at a station; Balochistan Pulse reports the Jinnah People's Train will serve Sariab and Kuchlak after the upgrade.

Politics

JI chief questions four-hour Shalimar Express delay amid protest march

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman asked whether the train delay was linked to his party's march on Islamabad as the second phase began.

Economy

Federal austerity drive bans vehicles, new posts, foreign trips

The instructions cover all federal ministries and state-owned bodies, with a Finance Secretary-led committee reviewing any exemptions.

DevelopmentGilgit-Baltistan

Pakistan Railways inaugurates upgraded Karakoram Express in Lahore

CEO Muhammad Hafeezullah inspected new coaches and said other passenger trains would be upgraded in phases.

Development

ADB, World Bank eye $6.8bn ML-1 railway

Economic Affairs Division briefs National Assembly panel as cost is revised down from $9 billion after Chinese financing ends.