Pakistan Railways has leased out over 4,578 acres of its land to transform itself into a profitable entity by generating more revenue.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Railways told ProPakistani that the leased out land is in seven divisions — Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Multan, and Sukkur.
He also divulged details of a plan that is aimed at the commercial exploitation of 25 mega-sites of Pakistan Railways under a public-private partnership.
In response to a question, the spokesperson said that Pakistan Railways has also accelerated its ongoing anti-encroachment operation against land grabbers across the country to retrieve its lands, and has recovered over 508 acres of precious land worth billions of rupees so far.
