Seeking improvement, Railways sign MoU with NADRA

Railways minister announces creation of HR department

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique assured on Saturday that restructuring of railways will be complete by February next year.

He stated this while attending a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Pakistan Railways (PR) and the National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA).

Commending the move as a step towards the department’s modernisation, he said that information about the department and its employees would only be ‘a click away’ after formation of a database by Nadra.



“We have been trying to convert a 150-year old railways system into a modern one for the last four years and have achieved several goals so far,” he added, adding that the PR Land Department was being upgraded to a directorate of land to improve its performance.

He also announced the creation of a much-needed human resource (HR) department within PR along with urging NADRA and PR to finalise an agreement on the basis of the MoU as soon as possible.

Earlier, PR Information Technology Director Fahad Rehman and Nadra Director-General Noman signed the MoU papers. Advisor to PR Ministry Anjum Pervaiz, PR CEO Javed Anwar, and other senior officers were present on the occasion. It is pertinent to mention here that the database and E-cards will be helpful in improvement of the PR management.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 27^th, 2017.

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