Hanif Abbasi says railway sector being reformed

PESHAWAR: Khushal Khan Khattak Express train service from Peshawar to Karachi resumed after almost five years on Thursday, bringing relief to both people in general and the business community.

Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi reached the city to resume the service at a special ceremony.

The members of the provincial assembly from the Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz, business community representatives, officials, Pakistan Railways employees and people from other segments of the society turned up at the function.

“The whistle of Khushal Khan Khattak Express has been heard again after five years. The service has been resumed at the directives of the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,” said the federal minister while speaking to the audience, adding more changes were being introduced to the railway sector.

The federal minister vowed to provide all facilities to the people travelling by the trains, and added that every effort would be made to improve the service. “Facilities will be provided to the Pakistan Railways employees and their wards as well”, assured the minister.

Referring to the aggressive measures taken by the Modi-led Indian government against Pakistan after the terror attack in the Pahalgam area of Occupied Kashmir, Hanif Abbasi said: “Pakistan’s security is our top priority and there will be no compromise on it”.