Despite the increase in diesel prices in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has provided significant relief for railway passengers.<\/p>\n
The Government of Pakistan has decided to bear the impact of the increase in diesel prices on its own.
\nAccording to railway officials, a 30 percent increase in train fares was unavoidable to meet operational expenses; however, the Prime Minister has directed Pakistan Railways not to raise fares for any class.<\/p>\n
Fares for Economy and AC classes will remain unchanged, and no increase will be applied across any category. Similarly, to facilitate the business community, no increase will be made in freight train charges.<\/p>\n
On the Prime Minister\u2019s instructions, the government has taken responsibility for an additional burden of Rs6 billion until June 30.<\/p>\n
Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi said the Prime Minister has won the hearts of passengers during a difficult time, adding that this is a gift for the public and that rail travel will remain within reach of every citizen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Despite the increase in diesel prices in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has provided significant relief for railway passengers. The Government of Pakistan has decided to bear the impact of the increase in diesel prices on its own. According to railway officials, a 30 percent increase in train fares was unavoidable to meet operational […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,16],"tags":[103],"ppma_author":[213],"class_list":{"0":"post-73379","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-pakistan","9":"tag-top-stories"},"yoast_head":"\n