LAHORE:The Pakistan Railways will hire highly qualified experts from the private sector for the
administrative matters of the Main Line 1 (ML-1) project.
It was decided in a meeting presided over by Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique held
at the PR Headquarters here on Saturday.
The participants of the meeting reviewed the optical fiber policy while the minister directed
the technical committee to present its recommendations as soon as possible.
It was also directed by the minister to ensure decanting for safe transportation
of petroleum products. The minister directed to operate oil trains with full capacity to
increase income of the railways and ordered to discuss with the administration
of the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for the reduction of running time of the oil trains.
The PR administration was also directed to expedite work on train branding and provision
of entertainment facilities in trains.
The meeting also reviewed different suggestions about the Greenline train.