Senate passes railways bill

The Senate on Friday passed the Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with certain amendments proposed by Senator Farooq H Naek.

Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi moved the Bill further to amend the Transfer of Railways Order, 1962 [The Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025], as reported by the Standing Committee in the House.

Farooq H Naek proposed certain amendments to the bill which were adopted by the House.

The statement of objects and reasons of the bill says that certain amendments have been proposed in the Transfer of Railways Order, 1962 (P.O. No. 33 of 1962) through the Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (X of 2025), being laid as a Bill.