Pakistan Railways employees are planning a wheel-jam strike due to non-payment of their salaries. The Railways’ financial crisis seems to go beyond the salaries issue. Pakistan Railways has survived an almost bankruptcy just like Pakistan Airlines. Talks of privatisation pick root whenever any such financial crisis surfaces. In the long run, once this impending crisis is avoided, the government must consider issuing the bailout package that has been requested by the railways department.

Source: The Nation October 31, 2023 03:09 UTC