Prime Minister Shehbaz inaugurates Green Line Train

ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (SABAH): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday inaugurated the high profile and long awaited Green Line Express Train service from Islamabad to Karachi.

It will be a Premium Express of Pakistan Railways having five-star facilities.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony at the Margalla Railway Station in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz said the Green Line was launched during the previous government of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But, unfortunately, the PTI Government of the past discontinued it.

The Prime Minister commended Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique for adopting the model of outsourcing train services, including internal and janitorial ones.

He said outsourcing services is the way forward in today’s world as governments should focus on governing institutions instead of running them.

Shehbaz Sharif said the state-owned enterprises have become loss making entities in wake of political interference. He said, ”We are focusing on saving each and every penny of the national kitty.”

The Prime Minister also expressed the confidence that agreement with the IMF will soon be finalized and after that all multilateral and bilateral institutions will also come forward to support Pakistan.

He said the coalition government is committed to steer the country out of current economic crisis.

Shehbaz Sharif also thanked China for its commitment on ML-1 Project and providing all possible assistance to Pakistan.