Lahore:
Pakistan Railways has again begun efforts to run passenger trains in collaboration with the private sector and issue a fresh advertisement for outsourcing operations on 11 trains.
The trains selected for outsourcing include Hazara Express, Millat Express, Bahauddin Zakariya Express, Subak Kharam, Thal Express, Rawal Express, Badar Express, Ghauri Express, Ravi Express, Mohenjo Daro Passenger and Faiz Ahmad Faiz Passenger.
According to official sources, the technical bids for the outsourcing process will be opened on August 12. Railway employees said this was not the first attempt to bring the private sector on board the operation of these trains as in a previous round, PR had floated a similar offering for the same 11 trains.
However, only two companies submitted bids, and it also only for Shalimar Express. No commandments were made for the remaining ten trains. In light of the defective response, PR decided to restore the outsourcing process for the same trains in the hope of broader interest this time.
