In light of the nation’s fuel crisis, railway fares may rise by 7 to 8%, according to Khawaja Saad Rafique, minister of railways and aviation.
We can all anticipate that affordable oil would soon be accessible in the nation when the oil import disputes with Russia are resolved, he said during a press conference at the Pakistan Railways Headquarters.
He said that the Pakistan Railways had suffered losses of more than Rs 5 billion as a result of the floods and was now having trouble paying employees’ salaries. In response to the rising inflation, he noted that while the government was making progress, the inflation cycle needed to be broken by a coordinated effort.