{"id":204309,"date":"2021-07-15T17:24:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T12:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=204309"},"modified":"2021-07-15T17:24:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T12:24:59","slug":"railway-facing-400-500-billion-rupees-deficits-swati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/railway-facing-400-500-billion-rupees-deficits-swati\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway facing 400-500 billion rupees deficits: Swati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore : Railway minister Azam Khan Swati on Thursday revealed that Pakistan Railways was facing a deficit of 400-500 billion rupees.<br \/>\nAddressing a ceremony at Railway Carriage Factory, Swati told about expenditures and deficits of his ministry. \u201cRailway pays pensions to 1, 32000 employees. Scraps and tickets are being theft. Those who work hard, will get a double reward\u201d, Swati maintained, adding that his ministry will introduce new technology soon to bring reforms to the department.<br \/>\nThe minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and he will never get blackmailed. \u201cWe are introducing modern technology that will enable us to know about ghost workers in Railway\u201d Swati said.<br \/>\nSwati said that national institutions are facing a loss of 1.3 trillion rupees, while the total expenditure of Army is 1.1 trillion rupees. However, we cannot break the \u2018status quo\u2019 without technology, the minister said.<br \/>\nSwati, while thanking the defence production department for introducing technology in Railways said that now his department is on right track and people will be hired as per the requirements. \u201cRailway will be a surplus department\u201d, the minister affirmed, adding that it\u2019s his responsibility to ensure his workers\u2019 bread and butter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore : Railway minister Azam Khan Swati on Thursday revealed that Pakistan Railways was facing a deficit of 400-500 billion rupees. Addressing a ceremony at Railway Carriage Factory, Swati told about expenditures and deficits of his ministry. \u201cRailway pays pensions to 1, 32000 employees. Scraps and tickets are being theft. 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