This is the first instance in which Pakistan railways has announced such a package for the senior citizens.
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The offer by the country's railway applies to all trains and all seat classes.
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The announcement of the package came at the directives of caretaker Minister for Railways Roshan Khursheed. A notification was also issued by the Railway Ministry with regards to the package.
According to the notification, ticketing will be free of cost on duplicate CNIC while advanced reservation, E-ticketing and BPT will also be issued at the reservation and booking offices at train stations.
However during travel, commuters will be required to carry their original CNIC , upon showing their CNIC at the railway station, tickets will be issued immediately to the passengers.
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Pakistan Railway had previously announced a 30 per cent off on commuting fares during the first two days of Eid.
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