ISLAMABAD: Another colossal scandal of Rs 47 million in Pakistan Railways (PR) has been unearthed in a detailed report.
A report sent to the parliamentary committee revealed details of corrupt practices within PR and directed action against officials who were involved in it.
The report alleged that railways officers bought machinery worth Rs 5 million and caused great loss to the national exchequer.
Some corrupt officers of the department plundered Rs 3 million in the name of commercial activities and stalls on different railway stations in Multan Division.
The report added that sleepers of Khanewal factory bought substandard goods worth Rs 62 million.
Moreover, some officers of Rawalpindi Railway Station rented out 425 shops on the old agreement and sold diesel, which caused a loss of Rs 1.74 million to the national kitty.
The report revealed that PR had borne Rs 1.5 million loss owing to the operational shuttle train between Kuchlak and Sohrab. According to another report, PR has faced a loss worth Rs 5 million annually due to non-renewal of the agreement inked with Coca Cola in 2008 for setting up stalls in Sukkur region.
The report also stated that the company who runs the business train had refused to give Rs 47 million to PR. It also added that the said trains had been operational from Lahore to Karachi.
