The leaders of trade unions of Pakistan Railways suggested ways for making the railways profitable and covering its losses. They demanded restructuring of the management, provision of funds for buying and repairing locomotives and earning revenue via transporting cargo throughout the country.
According to the trade union leaders, political interference in the affairs of railways, lack of accountability and bureaucratic corruption were the major factors for the decline of the railways.
To make it churn out profits again, they suggested proper utilisation of the railway’s assets.
They were talking at a national consultation on the problems, planning and strategies of Pakistan Railways, organised by Planning Commission and Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) on Friday.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 8th, 2012.
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@faraz:
You may have a valid point but what will happen then to "private enterprise" that produce jobs for the masses and keep the money in people's hands to pay for their home, family & life expenses along with the promoting small time businesses for the poor? Army or any foreign co. can not only run anything for you they can run your government too,(they are doing it already to some extent) but when and why aren't we learning to run our programs ourself?Why are we corrupt from small man's job to the top? If everyone will "hand-feed" us then what is the purpose our life? All we in such a paraplegic and vegetative state? I don't think so, neither should anyone else. Start and promote good habits from your family to anyone who listen to you!
Should be handed over to army, probably managed by Fauji foundation. The reason is: they are better managers and they are have vested interests in railways as almost entire heavy military transport is via railways.
PPP government cannot resolve any matter. Railway is at present situation due to present PPP government. The only solution of railway is to get rid of present corrupt government so that corruption can be eliminated in Railway.
by giving it a proper burial.
"Political interference...transporting cargo....decline of the railways"
The above items suggested by PILER are excellent solutions. What are we waiting for? I go by what Hazrat Ali said: "Finding the problem is Half the Solution". Les start working on it, shall we!