Ministry of Railways (Pakistan)
وزارت ريلوے | |
Annual budget | $500 Million USD |
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Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Railways (
History
1858–1947
In 1858, several railway companies began laying track and operating in what is today Pakistan. The present Pakistan Railways network was originally built as a patchwork of local rail links operated by small private railway companies. These included the
1947–1970
In 1947, when Pakistan achieved its
In 1959, an ordinance bill was passed in the parliament underlying the need for the creation of a semi-autonomous Railway Board. The board was perceived in accordance with the principal powers of the Central Government as stipulated in the Railways Act IX of 1890.[3] Even after the establishment of the Railway Board (RB), the Central Government continued to administer the affairs of the railways, albeit less directly. There were no suggestions of actual transfer of property or changes in the financial relationship of the railways to the government. The board however had the general supervision over the railway operations but referred to the government for matters of general policy.[3] Since its establishment in 1959 and up until 1 July 1962, the Railway Board management consisted of the former DG Railways, a financial member and an engineering member. The board was assisted by a small staff of experts in fields ranging from operations and finances to engineering. General managers were appointed for both railways who were tasked with the day-to-day operations of the railways including procurement, personnel and fares.[4] Under the GMs, the organisation of Pakistan Western Railways was based on a divisional system, while that of Pakistan Eastern Railways was based on a departmental system. However, it later transpired that the departmental system held an inherent weakness as traffic and operational movements increased on the Eastern Railway and decision-making was kept centralized for the railway, needing immediate reforms. Even amidst such teething perils, the management was found competent.[5]
Earlier on 20 September 1924, a special resolution had been adopted by the Legislative Assembly of British India which came to be known as the Separation Convention of 1924.[6] The resolution asked for the separation of railway finances from the general finances of the country.[7] But soon after the independence, the Central Government discarded the resolution and the railway finances were merged with the general finances of the country. In preparation for the second five-year plan (1960—65), the necessity to separate the railway finances from the general revenues continued to be felt.[8]
After the first session of the third
In transferring the jurisdiction of the railways to their respective provincial governments, the resulting provincial Railway Boards exercised all the powers and functions of the former Railway Board (as established in 1959) with the exception of a few responsibilities. To address these exceptional responsibilities, the Central Government established a Central Railway Division which retained certain powers and functions not completely dissolved to the provincial boards. These included the responsibilities of:
- Dealing with international organisations and foreign countries;
- Implementing agreements with such organisations and countries;
- Coordinating rail movements to and from ports; and,
- Coordinating Development Programmes of each railway as part of the National Development Programmes.
Furthermore, the provincial governments were refrained from altering the priority of movement of defence traffic, close or dismantle any railway line, or modify any Ministry of Defence lines, without the prior approval of the Central Railway Division.
1970–present
With the succession of East Pakistan, the Eastern Railway was inherited by
Railway Board
The Railway Board (RB) is the highest governing body for technical matters for Pakistan Railways and the MoR. The highest form of bureaucrats in the railways consisted the government appoint bureaucrat who is the Chairman of Pakistan Railways- The following list includes the officers and government appoint bureaucrats reporting directly to the Secretary Railways who also serves as chairman of the Board:- i). Secretary Railway Board, MoR, Islamabad. ii) Member Finance, Railway Board, MoR, Islamabad. iii) Director General (Operations) MoR, Islamabad. iv) Director General (Technical) MoR, Islamabad. v) Director General (Planning) MoR, Islamabad.
- Chief Executive/Sr. General Manager of Railway, PR.Headquarters, Lahore.(CEO/Sr.GM )
- Managing Director, PRACS.Rawalpindi.
- Chief Executive (CEO), PRFTC, Rawalpindi.
- Managing Director, REDAMCO, Rawalpindi.
- Managing Director, Railcop, Lahore
- Federal Government Inspector of Railways (FGIR)
- Director-General of Vigilance Department (DG Vigilance)
Functions
- All matters pertaining to Pakistan Railways.
- Movement and priority in respect of Defence traffic.
- Maintenance of Railway lines for strategic reasons.
- Negotiations with International Organizations and other Countries and implementation of agreements, with them.
- Coordination of Development Projects of Railways as a part of the National Development Programme.
- Standardization and specifications of materials and stores.
- Overall efficiency and safety of Railways.
- Coordination of Rail movements into and from Ports.
Divisions
Pakistan Locomotive Factory Risalpur
The
Carriage Factory Islamabad
Pakistan Railways Carriage Factory, Islamabad was set up in 1970 under the technical collaboration of LHB, Germany for manufacture of passenger carriages. The capacity of the Factory is 150 passenger coaches per year on single shift basis.[14]
Railway Estate Development & Marketing Company (REDAMCO)
REDAMCO was established in 2012.[15] REDAMCO deals with non core business of Pakistan Railways that includes, Development of lands, business of advertisements and hoardings, and matters relating to franchises.[16]
Pakistan Railway Advisory & Consultancy Services (PRACS)
Pakistan Railway Advisory & Consultancy Services Limited (PRACS) was incorporated in 1976 as a private limited company. In the year 2002, it was converted to a public limited.[17] PRACS provides a wide range of services in the fields of Civil Engineering, commercial management of passenger trains as well as passenger reservation and ticketing, Rail Cuisine, Mechanical engineering and Electrical engineering.[18]
Railway Constructions Pakistan Limited (RAILCOP)
Railway Constructions Pakistan Limited (RAILCOP) is a subsidiary of Ministry of Railways was incorporated as a Public Limited Company in 1980. RAILCOP offers services in Engineering fields like railway tracks, railway stations, bridges, overhead bridges, under-passes, tunnels, culverts, railway facilities at port and harbors. RAILCOP has also completed a number of projects in Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Iran and Senegal Railways. [19][20]
Ministers
Updated as of August 2018.[21]
S. No. | Name | From | To | Party | |
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01 | Khan Bahadur Khan F.M Khan (Khan of Shewa) | 29 October 1958 | 8 June 1962 | ||
02 | Sardar Muhammad Hayat Khan Tamman | 12 June 1965 | 25 March 1969 | ||
03 | Khurshid Hasan Meer | 23 August 1974 | 22 October 1974 | ||
04 | Mian Muhammad Attaullah | 23 October 1974 | 5 February 1976 | ||
05 | Hafizullah Cheema | 5 February 1976 | 8 March 1977 | ||
06 | Gulam Hussain | 30 March 1977 | 5 July 1977 | ||
07 | N. A. Qureshi | 14 January 1978 | 6 July 1978 | ||
08 | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
5 July 1978 | 23 April 1979 | General Zia ul Haq
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09 | Maj. Gen Jamal Said Khan | 21 April 1979 | 31 March 1979 | General Zia ul Haq
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10 | Maj. Gen Saeed Qadir | 16 March 1981 | 5 March 1983 | General Zia ul Haq
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11 | Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti |
5 August 1983 | General Zia ul Haq
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12 | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
28 January 1986 | 20 December 1986 | Pakistan Peoples Party
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13 | Sardarzada Muhammad Ali Shah | 15 May 1988 | 29 May 1988 | ||
14 | Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali |
9 June 1988 | 24 June 1988 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
15 | Zafar Ali Laghari | 23 March 1989 | 5 August 1990 | ||
16 | Hazar Khan Bijarani | 9 November 1990 | 10 September 1991 | ||
17 | Ghulam Ahmad Bilour | 10 September 1991 | 18 July 1993 | ||
18 | Ahmad Faruque | 23 July 1993 | 19 October 1993 | ||
19 | Sardar Muhammad Yaqub Khan Nasar | 11 July 1997 | 6 August 1998 | ||
20 | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
7 August 1998 | 9 November 1999 | ||
21 | Lt. Gen. (R) Javed Ashraf | 15 August 2000 | 23 November 2002 | General Pervez Musharraf
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22 | Ghouse Bux Khan Mehar | 23 November 2002 | 25 August 2004 | General Pervez Musharraf
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23 | Shamim Haider | 1 September 2004 | 24 April 2006 | General Pervez Musharraf | |
24 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad |
25 April 2006 | 15 November 2007 | General Pervez Musharraf | |
25 | Mansoor Tariq | 3 December 2007 | 25 March 2008 | General Pervez Musharraf | |
26 | Sardar Mehtab Abbasi |
31 March 2008 | 13 May 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
27 | Ghulam Ahmad Bilour | 4 November 2008 | 18 March 2013 | ANP | |
28 | Abdul Malik Kasi | 3 April 2013 | 5 June 2013 | ||
29 | Khawaja Saad Rafique | 7 June 2013 | 27 July 2017 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
- | Khawaja Saad Rafique | 4 August 2017 | 31 May 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
- | Roshan Khursheed Bharucha (Acting) | 5 June 2018 | 18 August 2018 | ||
30 | Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad | 18 August 2018 | 10 December 2020 | Pakistan Tehrik Insaf
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31 | Azam Khan Swati | 11 December 2020 | 10 April 2022 | Pakistan Tehrik Insaf
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32 | Khawaja Saad Rafique | 19 April 2022 | 10 August 2023 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
33 | Shahid Ashraf Tarar | 17 August 2023 | 04 March 2024 |
See also
External links
- Official site
- Railway Estate Development & Marketing Company
- Pakistan Railway Advisory & Consultancy Services
- Railway Constructions Pakistan Limited Archived 2021-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
Citations
- ^ Hasan 1998, p. 97
- ^ Imran 2009, p. 60
- ^ a b c d International Development Association 1962, p. 1
- ^ International Development Association 1962, pp. 1–2
- ^ a b International Development Association 1962, p. 2
- ^ Pakistan Railways 2011, p. 3.1 , paragraph 301
- ^ Pakistan Railways 2011, p. 3.1 , paragraph 302
- ^ a b Pakistan Railways 2011, p. 3.9 , paragraph 338-B
- ^ "History". Bangladesh Railway. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ a b Government of Pakistan 1991, p. 154
- ^ "Locomotives to be built at Risalpur: Saad Rafiq". Nation.com.pk. 2013-10-29.
- ^ "Ministry of Railways". Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Productivity of Risalpur Locomotive Factory to be enhanced: Rafiq". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Carriage factory rehabilitates 690 coaches". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
- ^ "Railways Estate Company established". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Saad orders enquiry into railway land". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
- ^ "Pakistan Railway Advisory & Consultancy Services Ltd – PRACS". www.pracsltd.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "...:::Rail Tourism:::". Archived from the original on 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "RAILCOP". www.railcop-pk.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Ministry of Railways". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
References
- Sánchez-Triana, Ernesto; Afzal, Javaid; Biller, Dan; Malik, Sohail (2013). Greening Growth in Pakistan through Transport Sector Reforms: A Strategic Environmental, Poverty, and Social Assessment. Directions in Development. Washington, D.C.: ISBN 9780821399293.
- Imran, Muhammad (2009). "Public Transport in Pakistan: A Critical Overview" (PDF). Journal of Public Transportation. 12 (2): 53–83. doi:10.5038/2375-0901.12.2.4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-04-18.
- Hasan, Parvez (1998). Pakistan's Economy at the Crossroads: Past Policies and Present Imperatives. Karachi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195779394.
- International Development Association (31 August 1962). Report no. TO-339a: Appraisal of the Pakistan Railways Project (PDF) (Restricted internal report). Department of Technical Operations, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association.
- Government of Pakistan (1991). Pakistan: An Official Handbook. Department of Films & Publications, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan.