Ministry of Railways announces partial resumption of services from May 10

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Ministry of Railways announces partial resumption of services from May 10

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The Ministry of Railways said Tuesday that it would resume partial operations from May 10, which had been suspended earlier in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.

According to a notification by the ministry, in the first phase, 15 trains will operate throughout the country.

In line with social distancing guidelines, passengers will be required to keep their tickets ready and show them to the conductor to ensure no physical contact takes place between them and the train staff.

The notification said that 50% of the booking would have to be made online. The Khyber Mail, Awam Express, Tezgam, Islamabad Express and a few others will resume services.

Earlier, Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed had said the lockdown in the country had led to Pakistan Railways incurring more than Rs1billion in losses every week.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the railways minister said, “We are bound by the government’s decision, but if this lockdown is over, we will run 20 trains, as they are needed.”

He added that railways will start its freight service with the prime minister’s permission from the 15th.

“In the last two days before the lockdown, more than 165,00 passengers travelled in trains,” he noted.

The federal minister had assured that pensioners and railway employees should not be worried as they had data of nearly 1,670 coolies, which had been sent to the Ehsaas Programme for income support.

“No employee of Pakistan Railways has contracted the virus and the situation in the country is better as compared to some other countries. The situation will become clearer on April 14; if not, we will not resume train operations in the country,” he added.



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[fisher1]

22k cases, 1-2k new cases daily and it's still better than some other countries.

What kind of heartless, tyrants are ruling this country who are playing with people's lives?

 

[PDF]

When lock down started, the situation was better than that. If we are starting to ease the restrictions when the condition of the pandemic has worsened, then why did lock downed in the first place?

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Pakistan will be next US or Spain if the thing remain the same

Look how people are following SOP when NADRA centers were open same thing can be seen in Railway Stations in the coming days

 

[AZ1]

22k cases, 1-2k new cases daily and it's still better than some other countries.

What kind of heartless, tyrants are ruling this country who are playing with people's lives?

People care about their lives?Why they don't buy the mask?

 

[Muhammad Omar]

People care about their lives?Why they don't buy the mask?

Majority of the people thinks there's no such thing as Coronavirus and the government is faking it to get the funds and donations from IMF WB ADB etc.

The other group of people thinks that the condition is under control and business of people are being ruined people are starving etc etc lockdown should be eased

Only few people which are wearing mask and following precautionary measures thinks that government should not ease the lockdown till July as NDMA said the peak is yet to come and 80% of the cases are now locally transmitted

 

[fisher1]

People care about their lives?Why they don't buy the mask?

Why are these politicians sitting in positions of power when everything should be done by the people?

 

[AZ1]

Why are these politicians sitting in positions of power when everything should be done by the people?

What sort of nonsense is this? Buying mask, wear mask is the responsibility of people. They cant buy 50 rupees mask and wear it? What govt will get from this?

Majority of the people thinks there's no such thing as Coronavirus and the government is faking it to get the funds and donations from IMF WB ADB etc.

The other group of people thinks that the condition is under control and business of people are being ruined people are starving etc etc lockdown should be eased

Only few people which are wearing mask and following precautionary measures thinks that government should not ease the lockdown till July as NDMA said the peak is yet to come and 80% of the cases are now locally transmitted

Lockdown or no, wearing mask is must.

If those people dont understand what govt can do? Everywhere, everyone saying wear mask trillions time yet behavior of such ppl explains how much such people cares about their lives.

 

[Yaseen1]

many people not have masks and less masks are available in medical stores so I think it will be difficult to control virus

 

[AZ1]

many people not have masks and less masks are available in medical stores so I think it will be difficult to control virus

This is another topi drama that mask is not available.

Its available everywhere, people not buying.

 

[Yaseen1]

people not have money and masks are expensive due to shortage,only major cities have them but in small cities and villages they are not in numbers for every person need,even in major cities they are in less number

This is another topi drama that mask is not available.

Its available everywhere, people not buying.

 

[AZ1]

people not have money and masks are expensive due to shortage,only major cities have them but in small cities and villages they are not in numbers for every person need,even in major cities they are in less number

Yeah they can buy cigratte but cant buy 50 rupees mask

 

[Yaseen1]

i think you have no concern of pain of poor public who are suffering from joblessness and are on verge of dying from hunger as also said by ik himself

Yeah they can buy cigratte but cant buy 50 rupees mask

 

[AZ1]

i think you have no concern of pain of poor public who are suffering from joblessness and are on verge of dying from hunger as also said by ik himself

What mask has to do with hunger?? Wear mask for protection dont know how hard is this to understand