{"id":525933,"date":"2026-01-16T16:27:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=525933"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:27:04","slug":"senate-passes-transfer-of-railways-amendment-bill-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/senate-passes-transfer-of-railways-amendment-bill-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Bill 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate on Friday passed the Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with certain amendments proposed by Senator Farooq H Naek.<br \/>\nMinister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi moved the Bill further to amend the Transfer of Railways Order, 1962 [The Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025], as reported by the Standing Committee in the House.<br \/>\nFarooq H Naek proposed certain amendments to the bill which were adopted by the House.<br \/>\nThe statement of objects and reasons of the bill says that certain amendments have been proposed in the Transfer of Railways Order, 1962 (P.O. No. 33 of 1962) through the Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (X of 2025), being laid as a Bill. The purpose of amendments is to create an enabling environment for track access. Track access is very much essential for the economic growth of the country through regional connectivity.<br \/>\nTo lessen the burden on the Federal Government, certain functions have been conferred upon the Railway Board, including the function of creating or dismantling a railway line, in the aftermath of the Mustafa Impex case cited as PLD 2016 SC 808.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate on Friday passed the Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with certain amendments proposed by Senator Farooq H Naek. Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi moved the Bill further to amend the Transfer of Railways Order, 1962 [The Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025], as reported by the Standing Committee in the House. 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