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Heading home: Gilani boards train without ticket
Gilani was on his way to Khanewal aboard the Allama Iqbal Express.
Gilani was on his way to Khanewal aboard the Allama Iqbal Express. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE: As former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani set off by train towards Multan, not only did the train make an unscheduled stop at the Lahore Cantt Station, but apparently also let him stay on board without a ticket, Express News reported on Sunday.
Gilani, who was on board the Allama Iqbal Express, was talking to the media at the Lahore Cantt Station when a journalist enquired whether he had bought a ticket or not.
Gilani, however, chose not to answer the question but soon after, authorities paid Rs25,000 in fares for two salons.
The former prime minister was accompanied by IG Railways Syed Ibn-e-Hasan, DC Railways Javed Noor and many security personnel.
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As an elite of Pakistan he is entitle to his entitlement. How dare you common man question an elite. Gilani is showing a pattern of disregard for the law.
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Please guys give him a break!
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Former PM using train!! Wish he had improved the pathetic condition of railways while in power.
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ET, please let the man reach his home.
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didn’t have ticket, i guess still ripping the tax payers LOL
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Err nothing surprising former Pm do behave a bit differently afterwards. Tony Blair also went on a train without a ticket.
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This is not the only there are sevral others enjoying such hospitalities
at the cost of unfortunate people of this land of pures.they are pure of the pures.
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Khape,khape,khape.Recommend
Why did he need two saloons? The country badly needs a campaign for simplicity and austerity. Gilani has set bad examples as PM and is partly responsible for pathetic condition of Railways and power sector..
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free rider!!!Recommend
media is doing propaganda . secondly if railway made 25,000 rupees why are you guys so depressed? he paid for it losers
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He shud hv travelled as a common man only then he wud realise the conditions in which poor people travel, live & die….& why shud the authority pay Rs 25,000 for 2 salon ? has he not ripped off our people enough ?Recommend
Go Gillani go !!
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How does that proverb goes? the one with a certain curled tail of a certain creature that maintains its curl despite your best efforts to straighten it? yeah that one.
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had he travelled in train as PM, we would have enojoyed alot better railway
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“old habits die hard!”
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What do you expect from a person who did not pay his taxes while in office, a person whose family is ruthlessly involved in looting the wealth of the nation, The escapade of the ex PM wife at Harrods of London should not be forgotten by all and sundry so soon and to top it all this is also involved in the DRUG and HAJ scandalRecommend
Why doesn’t PPP’s Pawn comment on such news or articles ?
What do they have to say on such injustice by these politicians with a common man?
They always accuse CJ for injustice but never their so called NRO Government and Politicians .
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He Destroyed Pakistan railways and did not do a single thing to keep her breething! what a fate! both ex Pm and Ex PR(railways) on journey to home !
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Gilani should travel in 2nd lass with public who vote them an d fell what are the feeling og general public why he bookede two saloon and company of IG railkway. IG railway get salary for such type of duty
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i have travelled extensively on trains in pak in the last 4 years … im surprized why would he opt for a train in the first place .. he knws the conditions .. and im sure he is not trying to save his face now and that by travellin on a train .. hmm
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This is not a news knowing he belongs to PPP.
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He had the ticket which was handled by his PA.Recommend
Give me a break.Our non sense media.How can one reserves two salons and not pay? He did not answer most likely b/c it was stupid question.Then media inferred that he did not have ticket.Recommend
Absolutely biased story. This shows media’s bias against PPP. He paid 25000 for two salons but still considered without ticket.
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What else can be expected by these cheap, corrupt, and convict politician. Shame Shame. I am surprise why authortise used people tax money to pay his fare. Recommend
This is madness. He should pay for that ticket as common people are suffering.
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I can very well believe that he and his lot did not pay as they thought it their birthright to travel free. Credit goes to the press for trying to shame the shameless.
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We should give him life time pass to travel free by Pakistan railway
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Some people never change……….
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Railways cannot pay for printing tickets any longer.
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Lol, paying for a ticket only after a journalist asks you if you have one? Smooth.
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No matter what, a thief will remain a thief he dies.
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Actually he has been used to hitchhiking and how this is possible that he will leave his this habit and if this has to say in this regard,id est,old habit goes hard then this shall not be wrong.
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Is he alone?
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Ignore him, Convicted PM Gillani is a PAST….. Leave him and move with RAJA RENTAL :)
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@ET: This is absolutely pathetic on your part. You couldn’t cover a huge reception of Mr. Gilani while you have elaborately covered DPC. All you have come up with is this absolute nonsense. It’s just a glimpse how our media is influenced and take lines from rogue elements of government and the society. Shame! Shame!! Shame!!!
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Tony Blair of England also boarded a train without paying a ticket. Guess what happened? He was fined! Google this incident and you’ll realise the differences we have…
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Why did’nt he travel in his personal car ?
He does not own one !!
and what about his son’s bullet proof car ????
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@bunty:
“Why did’nt he travel in his personal car ?
He does not own one !!
and what about his son’s bullet proof car ????”
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Borrowing his son’s car would be nepotism. He can perhaps rent from Raja!
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