{"id":3039,"date":"2025-06-14T17:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2025-06-14T17:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:05:15","slug":"pakistan-railways-ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/pakistan-railways-ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Railways AC Crisis: Minister Orders HQ Air Conditioners Shut Off in Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"353\"><strong data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"353\">Pakistan Railways AC Crisis: Minister Orders HQ Air Conditioners Shut Off in Protest<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"698\">In a bold move to highlight growing concerns over the <strong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"433\">Pakistan Railways AC<\/strong> situation, Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi has ordered the shutdown of all air conditioners at the Pakistan Railways Headquarters \u2014 including the CEO\u2019s office. This action is in direct protest against delays in installing air conditioning units on passenger trains.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"757\"><strong data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"757\">Pakistan Railways AC Delays Spark Internal Protest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"1111\">Minister Abbasi expressed strong dissatisfaction with the slow progress on the <strong data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"862\">Pakistan Railways AC<\/strong> upgrade project. Of the 100 new AC units that were scheduled for delivery and installation on passenger coaches, only 4 have been implemented so far. This inefficiency has led to discomfort for passengers, especially during the ongoing summer heat.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1395\">To pressurize railway management, the minister ordered around 70 AC units to be switched off at the headquarters. While senior officials called the decision \u201cunfair,\u201d Abbasi defended his stance, stating that the comfort of passengers must come before the convenience of bureaucrats.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1463\"><strong data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1463\">Passengers Suffer While Pakistan Railways AC Projects Stall<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1744\">Abbasi warned that if delays continue, he may extend this action to divisional headquarters as well. His goal is to push the department toward serious reform and faster implementation of commuter-related projects, especially those involving <strong data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1730\">Pakistan Railways AC<\/strong> improvements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1902\">\u201cPassengers are suffering in the heat while officials sit in air-conditioned offices,\u201d Abbasi said. \u201cThis is unacceptable. We must deliver on our promises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"2111\">Despite Rs. 26 billion being allocated to Pakistan Railways in the 2025 federal budget, the minister expressed frustration over the slow execution of key initiatives like train upgrades and AC installations.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2166\">Focus on Reform and Accountability<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2481\">Hanif Abbasi has pledged to oversee reforms personally, ensuring better project planning and transparency in public spending. He believes that addressing the <strong data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2350\">Pakistan Railways AC<\/strong> issue is symbolic of broader challenges within the department \u2014 where service quality and public satisfaction must be prioritized.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2628\">He emphasized that restoring passenger trust will require accountability, faster service upgrades, and a new attitude from top railway officials.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Railways AC issue sparks protest as Minister Hanif Abbasi shuts HQ air conditioners over delays in train upgrades and poor passenger service.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[495,595,599,598,597,596],"class_list":["post-3039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pak","tag-hanif-abbasi","tag-pakistan-railways-ac","tag-passenger-rights-pakistan","tag-public-transport-reforms","tag-railways-budget-2025","tag-train-ac-delay"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3039"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3046,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039\/revisions\/3046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}