Railways services marred by delays

KARACHI: Pakistan Raliways continues to be plagued by delays and on Friday as passengers were seen waiting for several hours at stations for trains, Geo News reported.

According to Pakistan Railways sources, Awami Express, Khyber Mail and Khushhal Khan Khatak Express were delayed by 1 to 10 hours while Quetta Express was 5 hours late.

Trains going from Peshawar to Karachi will leave on time, railway sources said.

Pakistan Express and Taizgam that travel from Karachi to Lahore were delayed due to engine failure which took several hours to repair and arrange for alternate engines. As a result, both the trains remained stranded for four hours.

The reason for the delays is outdated and lack of engines, sources added.