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LAHORE, June 3 (APP): Pakistan Railways Minister Khawaja
Saad Rafique chaired meetings held at PR headquarters here on
Saturday to review different upgradation projects.
He ordered upgradation of Rohri railway station during a
meeting about the upgradation of Nankana Sahib, Hassan Abdal,
Bahawalpur, Raiwind, Okara and Sahiwal railway stations.
He said that Sibbi and Harnai railway stations were also
being upgraded and urged to improve the standard of Karachi
Cantt railway station.
He informed the meeting that restoration work on Kohat-
Rawalpindi section was in progress with a brisk pace.
In another meeting, the minister directed the PR
administration to upgrade Awam express train within two
months.
He was told in the meeting that 30 Air-conditioned
Coaches along with 65 passenger coaches of Awam Express
were being upgraded with new ones.
The minister said, he wanted to see all trains upgraded
within two years and urged the administration to use modern
techniques of overhauling of coaches.
All senior officers were present in the meetings.