Sick Pakistan Railway System

                                 Sick Pakistan Railway System

by: Rubab Bhatti

Railway is a relatively inexpensive and handy mode of traveling for the middle and lower classes in Pakistan .It is the most easily accessible transportation for the general public throughout Pakistan .It used to carry huge freight in Pakistan , but due to neglect and lack of any planning for its improvement this vital medium of traveling has been deteriorating. This cheap and safe mode for passengers is now facing number of issues. A number of services of Pakistan Railway have been cancelled, suspended and many more will be suspended in near future because of mismanagement and shortage of locomotives, fuel and money.

A stage has arrived now when the engines are failing, the bogies are breaking down. The diesel is not enough, the trains derail, accidents take place and the delays are frequent.

The political interference, nepotism, corruption, poor maintenance of track and bridges and mismanagement plus those who responsible to run Pakistan Railway misuse the funds which allocated for development of Pakistan Railway these are the major causes of

Failure of Pakistan Railways.

 

Mr. zubair, a young man doing job in private college he said, “That Government should also take some action against lost of innocent passenger life because most of the passengers died who traveled by Awam Express, which has 16 hours late, no water in its tanks and interesting is fan switch off at least government should provide basic facilities to the passengers .Passengers are suffering due to mismanagement of administration”.

 

Pakistan Railways should create competitive atmosphere to provide the customers with more facilities as we see in various countries the modern railway system which is operated with the latest technology and their whole system is automatic and computerized and providing facilities to their own country people.

 

In the same way the trains to be run under the new system in Pakistan there should be no classification of carriages into 1^st, 2nd or 3^rd class, there should be cleanliness in trains and on the platforms these should be equipped with flush and underground sewerage systems. The coolie system should be discarded as it is a disgrace to the humanity. The trolleys system that one sees at various railways stations else where is the best for anyone to move luggage to the train by paying a small amount.

 

But when this all would happen because Pakistan Railways is sinking in the sea of corruption as no serious efforts are being made to eradicate it from this department.

The government should eradicate corruption in railway sector. Corruption is the menace that is destroying many sectors of Pakistani society.  

The best solution of this problem is the privatization of Pakistan Railway. We can take the example of PTCL; before privatization PTCL monthly losses were in billions. Today it is not only a profitable organization but also providing excellent services to the customers. So, it should be privatized because Corruption in Pakistan Railways can only be removed by privatization of Pakistan Railways. 

Article by: Rubab bhatti

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