LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said the lockdown in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic has led to Pakistan Railways incurring more than a Rs1billion in losses every week. “Before the lockdown, we started a record 20 trains and if, before the lockdown, we had not run 40 trains, passengers would have been stranded in Karachi,” he said. “No employee of Pakistan Railways has contacted the virus and the situation in the country is better as compared to some other countries. Last month, Prime Minister Imran Khan had given approval to Pakistan Railways for suspending train operations from March 24 to March 31 due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. More than 2,700 confirmed cases of the virus have been recorded so far in the country along with 40 deaths.

Source: Pakistan Today April 04, 2020 15:11 UTC