By Adnan Rafique
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Friday said optimum efforts would be made to vacate Pakistan Railways land from the grabbers from Lakki Marwat to Kohat. Talking to media here after an agreement signing ceremony between Pakistan Railways and Frontier Works Organization (FWO), he said the apex court chief justice was taking personal interest to vacate the Railways land from the encroachers.
“We are planning to take the land of Pakistan Railways on public private partnership to make the organization into profitable entity,†the minister added. Azam Swati urged Prime Minister Imran Khan and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam to plant fruit trees on the railways land.
“I assured the prime minister in writing that I will make Pakistan Railways into profitable entity within nine months out of which three months have passed and hope that we will make the department profitable within the next six months,†he said.
The minister said Pakistan Railways had set a target of Rs30 billion which would be achieved soon, adding that Pakistan Railways and FWO would work together to facilitate the passengers.
