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ISLAMABAD :\u00a0Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday said that the financial position of Pakistan Railway has considerably improved due to the policies adopted by the government.
\nSpeaking during a session of the National assembly in Islamabad, the Minister said, \u201cPakistan Railways earned revenue of 36.6 billion rupees during 2015-16 as compared to 22.8 billion rupees during 2013-14.\u201d He said, \u201cThe losses of Pakistan Railways were brought down from 32.527 billion rupees during 2013-14 to 24 billion rupees 2.15-16.\u201d
\n\u201cThe existing track on main corridor is being upgraded under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),\u201d he said. The Minister stated that, \u201cThe freight Transport Company has been established to explore new avenues for future freight traffic.\u201d
\nSpeaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said, \u201cRs. 390.91 million have been allocated for thirty-two Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects for Information Ministry during the last fiscal year.\u201d
\n\u201cMajority of the PSDP projects are in Balochistan,\u201d she added. Minister of State for Interior Baligh-ur-Rehman informed the House that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is functioning with absolute lawful authority and complete Independence.
\nReplying to a question, he said, \u201cThe agency is enjoying its all-out mandated administrative and operational authority without any interference and influence from the Ministry of interior.\u201d
\nHe said, \u201cFIA\u2019s performance has reasonably been improvedfor the last few years and it has delivered in many mega scandals. \u201dTo another question, the Minister said, \u201cSteps have also been taken to increase outreach of FIA.\u201d
\n\u201cStrict monitoring and vigilance on the performance and conduct of FIA officers and officials has been enforced through establishment of Vigilance Units, performance evaluation committees and Snap Checking Committees,\u201d he added. He also said, \u201cCash and reward has been introduced for the best performers in the agency.\u201d
\n\u201cNew FIA police station has been established at Mardan while a special court has been set up in Gujranwala,\u201d he said. The Minister said, \u201cSpecial campaign human traffickers have been launched under which over two thousand people have been arrested.\u201d
\nHe further informed that, \u201cFifty seven thousand eight hundred thirty-nine fake CNIC have been detected during the re-verification programme till today.\u201d
\nHe said, \u201cAs many as fifty-four NADRA employees have been found involved in such cases and sixteen out of them have been dismissed.\u201d
\nHe also said, \u201c9.4 million people were sent SMS during the re-verification process.\u201d The chairman held in order an adjournment motion for discussion moved by Sherry Rehman and others regarding report of the commission on the incident of terrorism at Civil Hospital Quetta, on 8th August 2016. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Govt\u2019s policies ISLAMABAD :\u00a0Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday said that the financial position of Pakistan Railway has considerably improved due to the policies adopted by the government. Speaking during a session of the National assembly in Islamabad, the Minister said, \u201cPakistan Railways earned revenue of 36.6 billion rupees during 2015-16 as compared […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8147","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n