'Train service between Pakistan-Iran Not Suspended'
By Saba Imran 'Pakistan Times' Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday said train service between Pakistan and Iran has not been suspended and is running as per schedule.

In his written reply to a question, he said no change in the schedule of train service has taken place.

To another question, he said three trains namely Khyber mail, Awam Express and Khushhal Khan Khattak Express are plying between Peshawar and Karachi.

There is no proposal under consideration to introduce a new train between the two cities, he added.

The Minister said separate reservation counters for women are already established at all the railways station having computerized reservation office like Lahore, Multan, Sukkur, Karachi City, Karachi Cantt and Quetta.

Similar facility will be provided at Peshawar and Rawalpindi in the near future.

As far as the small booking office and stations re concerned where printed card tickets are issued,
provision of reservation counters for ladies is not possible.

However, at such railways station separate queues for ladies are usually observed, he added.●