Railways to regularize TLA employees after court's decision: Rashid.

ISLAMABAD -- Ministry of Railways has decided to regularize its employees hired on the basis of Temporary Labour Appointment (TLA) in Pakistan Railways after court's decision in this regard.

In a video message of Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, he said the department had requested Prime Minister Imran Khan to allow an increase of one scale from grade 1 to 16 of its labourers from own resources.

The sanctioned strength of employees of Pakistan Railways was 95,729. But, the department had around 79,000 staffers working out of the total, an official in the Ministry of Railways told reporter.

The minister had also...