PESHAWAR
\nPakistan Railways, Divisional Superintendent Peshawar Muhammad Nasir Khalily said the institute is intending to restore freight train service from Peshawar to Karachi to facilitate trade and businesses.
\nThe DS Railways asked the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to share details\/data of potential sectors to resume the cargo train service from Peshawar on a fast-track basis.
\nMuhammad Nasir Khalily was talking to SCCI president Muhammad Ishaq during a meeting here at the chamber\u2019s house on Tuesday.
\nVice President of the chamber, Ejaz Khan Afridi, PR Divisional Transportation\/Commercial Officer Anwar Sadat Marwat, Divisional Mechanical Engineer Peshawar Javed Shah, Divisional Assistant Electrical Engineer Jamilur Rahman were present during the meeting.
\nIshaq in his remarks said Railways is the most useful and fast means of transportation across the world. He said trade, export and imports consignments were easily and promptly carried out through railways.
\nNasir Khalily said Pakistan Railways is intending to recommence freight train operation from Peshawar to Karachi.
\nThe DS Railways realized that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar is lagging behind in freight as compared to other cities of the country. He stressed it is essential to restore cargo train operation from Peshawar.
\nHe said Pakistan Railways with full responsibility is carrying out smooth and swift operations of freights based on origin destination.
\nThe senior official said PRs has designed a holistic plan for resumption of freight train service from Peshawar.
\nHe added KP potential sectors would be focused under the cargo train restoration plan.
\nThe DS railways assured the SCCI president Muhammad Ishaq that they will take up allied-issues of the business community with relevant departments and authorities and would promptly resolve them.
\nThe senior official furthermore emphasized the need of hour to use railway transportation service to improve trade, exports and businesses to stabilize the national economy.
\nThe SCCI chief hailed the offer of DS Railways Mr Khalily regarding resumption of cargo train service from Peshawar.
\nHe assured the senior official that SCCI will provide data and details of the potential sectors in order to resume cargo train service swiftly to facilitate trade and businesses.
\nIshaq said the Pakistan Railways would earn huge revenue if the cargo train services were resumed from Peshawar.
\nHe hoped PRs would become a profitable entity from it.
\nMuhammad Ishaq suggested giving SCCI representation in the Railways Advisor Committee, upon which the DS Railways Peshawar agreed.
\nThe DS Railways reiterated his resolve that the Pakistan Railways will utilize all available resources to facilitate the business community and resolve their issues on priority basis.
\nMr Khalily also agreed with other proposals of the SCCI office bearers and participants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Pakistan Railways, Divisional Superintendent Peshawar Muhammad Nasir Khalily said the institute is intending to restore freight train service from Peshawar to Karachi to facilitate trade and businesses. The DS Railways asked the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to share details\/data of potential sectors to resume the cargo train service from Peshawar on a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-312438","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n