Heading home: Gilani boards train without ticket
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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@bunty: "Why did’nt he travel in his personal car ? He does not own one !! and what about his son’s bullet proof car ????" . Borrowing his son's car would be nepotism. He can perhaps rent from Raja!
Why did'nt he travel in his personal car ? He does not own one !! and what about his son's bullet proof car ????
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...
@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!!!
Ignore him, Convicted PM Gillani is a PAST..... Leave him and move with RAJA RENTAL :)
Is he alone?
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.
No matter what, a thief will remain a thief he dies.
Lol, paying for a ticket only after a journalist asks you if you have one? Smooth.
Railways cannot pay for printing tickets any longer.
Some people never change..........
We should give him life time pass to travel free by Pakistan railway
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.
Absolutely biased story. This shows media's bias against PPP. He paid 25000 for two salons but still considered without ticket.
This is not a news knowing he belongs to PPP.
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
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
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 !
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 .
"old habits die hard!"
had he travelled in train as PM, we would have enojoyed alot better railway
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.
Go Gillani go !!
media is doing propaganda . secondly if railway made 25,000 rupees why are you guys so depressed? he paid for it losers
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..
Err nothing surprising former Pm do behave a bit differently afterwards. Tony Blair also went on a train without a ticket.
didn't have ticket, i guess still ripping the tax payers LOL
ET, please let the man reach his home.
Former PM using train!! Wish he had improved the pathetic condition of railways while in power.
Please guys give him a break!
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.