Further expansion of railway freight service need of hour: DS Karachi.

KARACHI -- Pakistan Railways Divisional Superintendent Karachi Arshad Salam Khattak on Wednesday said freight service was the economic lifeline of Railways and its further expansion was need of the hour.

During his visit to Marshalling Yard Pipri- Pakistan Railways' hub of freight activities, he said that the continual freight train operation during the eight-week long unprecedented suspension period of passenger train operation manifests the indispensible role played by freight service, according to a news release.

Arshad Salam Khattak also praised the role of workers in the marshalling yard for their relentless services in running the wheels of freight trains.

The DS took stock of maintenance of Signalling System and advised preparing proposals of all the essential projects in the Marshalling Yard for onwards submission to Railways Headquarters along with recommendation for their inclusion in federal government's Public Sector Development Programme, PSDP. The DS also visited the loco shed...