LAHORE / ISLAMABAD — Bolstering the state’s multi-modal logistics layout, Railways Minister Muhammad Hanif Abbasi confirmed that Pakistan Railways has achieved a phenomenal 20% year-on-year revenue surge, banking Rs115 billion for the fiscal cycle. Defying major regional disruptions, freight commercial operations aggressively generated Rs41 billion—marking a solid 14% growth—while standard passenger networks remained the single largest contributor at Rs51 billion. To sustain this fiscal momentum into the newly activated year, the department has locked down a strategic freight target of Rs65 billion, explicitly backed by a comprehensive network digitization plan and the incoming September rollout for dedicated automobile and edible oil cargo lines.
