Railway wala makes and breaks the government daily but ministry is not being controlled by him: SC.

ISLAMABAD -- Supreme Court (SC) while summoning railway minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad in Railway losses case has remarked nothing is running in order in railway.

A 3-member bench of SC presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmad took up the case for hearing Monday.

The court has summoned railway minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, secretary railway and CEO Railway today (Tuesday).

The SC while expressing annoyance over audit report in respect of Railway has remarked who has taken railway ministry should first of all travel by train himself. Your record is not computerized but it is manual. Nothing is running correct in railway. No other institution is more corrupt than railway in Pakistan. Neither stations are proper nor the signal and track are in good condition. Every one travelling by train is travelling under risk. Neither there are passengers in the trains nor goods trains are running.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan remarked railway system is not even running. Report has made it clear the department is running into loss of billion of rupees.

CJP without mentioning the...

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