Railways to move freight head office to Karachi.

Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed announced on Friday that the head office of Pakistan Railways' freight department would be shifted to Karachi. Talking to source following the inauguration of a freight train under public-private partnership arrangement, the minister stressed that the railways service was crucial for economic development of any country. "It is also a vital component of a nation's transport and communications system," underlined the minister. "Hence, it ought to be efficient and affordable." Disclosing that 20 freight trains...