ISLAMABAD: The Supreme court will hear the railway deficit case against Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed tomorrow.
As per details, a case related to railway deficit will be conducted by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed where the issued notices to Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad and Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar would be heard.
The data collected in 2019 states that Pakistan Railways had spent more than Rs86.2 billion while bringing in only Rs49.6 billion, incurring a deficit of Rs36.6 billion. A staggering Rs57.24 billion or 108 percent of total revenue was spent just on staff salaries and pensions.
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The railway minister on Sunday promised that inflation would be brought under control under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
While speaking to the media in Rawalpindi, the federal minister also dismissed speculations of any in-house-change in the center as well as in Punjab.
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