{
  "id": 11846164,
  "title": "Railways to outsource 13 passenger trains by December",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/railways-to-outsource-13-passenger-trains-by-december-11846164",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-04T04:17:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2034543/railways-to-outsource-13-passenger-trains-by-december"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistan Railways (PR) has announced plans to outsource 13 express passenger trains, including the Pak Business, by December this year. Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi emphasized the government's commitment to maintaining railway infrastructure for safe train operation and directed officers to complete the process by the end of the year. The minister also mentioned that the outsourcing of trains and luggage vans is underway, with six trains already being operated by private parties. Additionally, efforts are being made to repair faulty wagons and replace brake cylinders, blocks, and shoes with new ones. The PR aims to generate a revenue of Rs120bn from passenger and freight train operations by the end of the fiscal year.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Railways to outsource 13 passenger trains by December",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/railways-to-outsource-13-passenger-trains-by-december",
        "published": "2026-10-04T04:17:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}