By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features
Services)
Despite the acute resource
problems, the Pakistan Railways will be operating two Eid Special Trains from Karachi to Peshawar and Rawalpindi on October 24
and 25.
A Pakistan Railways spokesman
has announced that the first Eid Special Train will leave the Karachi
Cantonment Station for Peshawar at 11 am on
October 24 while the second one will operate also from the Cantonment Station
for Rawalpindi
at the same time on October 25.
The Peshawar-bound train will
be running via Lahore while Rawalpindi-bound
special will run through Faisalabad .
The Divisional Superintendent,
Anzer Ismail Rizvi, informed PNFS that strict measures have been taken to
control black marketing of tickets in view of great rush of people intending to
go to upcountry destinations to celebrate Eid-ulAzha with their families.
He said that the vigilance
teams are in place who are keeping eye on elements habitual to coming out on
such occasions to mint money through black marketing.
Anzar Rizvi warned that anyone
nabbed trying to sell tickets in black market will be dealt with strictly.
He stated that the two Eid
Special Trains are being run to clear the surging rush of the upcountry
bound passengers.
Meanwhile the Divisional
Commercial Officer, Shoaib Adil, has advised the travelling people to
ensure to take up their journey on a ticket issued in their own name and also
keep their NC with them.
He made it clear that if any
one found travelling on a ticket issued in the name of some other person would
be considered as being ‘without ticket’ and will be penalized accordingly.
