KARACHI: Pakistan Railways has reclaimed the control of Tezgam train after a dance video inside the train went viral over social media.
According to details, Pakistan Railways has reclaimed the control of the Tezgam express at Railway Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique’s orders. A video of a couple of transgenders dancing in the dining boogie of the train had gone viral over social media.
The Railway Minister had taken notice of the incident and ordered the private company to submit an answer while Train Manager Rana Azhar and Dining Manager Arsalan had been arrested.
However, later the ministry announced to reclaim the control of the trains and included it in railway administration. No illegal or immoral activities would be tolerated in trains, Saad Rafique said.
On June 10, the Pakistan Railways outsourced commercial management of three more passenger trains including Tezgam Express to the private sector in order to provide better facilities to passengers.
PR to modernise five main railway stations as commercial hubs
Pakistan Railways will develop five major stations as commercial hubs to increase revenue of the department.
This was decided in a meeting presided over by Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique held at the Railway Headquarters here on Saturday.
It was decided to modernise Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Quetta railway stations.
The minister directed the administration to immediately depute staff at the Gwadar office. He asked the concerned officers to ensure the availability of all power vans in fully fit condition by November. Thar Coal Connectivity Project and the concept of Dedicated Freight Corridor from Karachi Port Terminal to Pipri project were also discussed.
Railway Minister Saad Rafique directed the administration to improve the sanitation arrangements at the railway stations. It was decided in the meeting that the business proposal of Main Line-3 (ML-3) would be presented before concerned authorities of Qatar government and investors during the visit of the federal minister to Qatar.
