ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aftab Akbar Monday informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways that the trains across the country were facing delays due to the inadequate Computer-Based Interlocking System (CBIS). The CEO said that the Pakistan Railways could not do away with the project because the governments had spent billions of rupees on it. He categorically said that the PR had made no increase in trains fare for the passengers traveling up to 50 kilometers and the fare for the Economy Class had not been increased more than Rs100. He said that most of the newly launched trains covered the areas having no other communication network and mainly depends on rail traffic. He said that PR was also mulling to outsource some of the said trains to ensure their better commercial management and get more revenue.

Source: Pakistan Today July 08, 2019 16:41 UTC