Cargo fares for commodities reduces by 10 pc done by railway
The fare for the transportation of things such as coal and fertilizers, electricity and cement and a few other commodities have been reduced by 10pc, it was decided by the Pakistan Railways (PR), announced the Minister of Railway Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed to the media recently.
After the reduction of harmonized sales tax, Railway Minister said that the department took the decision to lessen the price by 5000/container wagon and will take effect following May 10. Upon answering a query, the Minister revealed that the department was recently in a meeting where the energy secretary was also there. They decided that Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) is going to set up electricity meters all around the colonies of the railway’s residential and also assured that it is expected to be done by year-end.
The Minister also spoke that the Pakistan Railway, which will be backed by the support of the federal government, was previously aiming to run a total of 30 passenger rails. Still, there were some parts and regions that did not agree to it and were not going to be supporting this issue. They have decided to again come up with a new offer because they understand how many problems the people have to go through because of the closed-off passenger trains. He also added about the opening up of factories and said that the factory’s performance is directly affected by the opening of transport facilities.
