Rail services across Germany were brought to a standstill for several hours after a nationwide communications system failure disrupted railway operations, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and causing widespread travel chaos. The disruption began late Tuesday when a fault affected the GSM-R digital communications network, a critical system used for internal railway operations. The outage […]
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Pakistan Railways struggles with aging locomotives
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is facing a rising number of locomotive failures, with over 63 per cent of its engines having exceeded 20 years of service, officials told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways on Wednesday. The aging fleet has increasingly strained operations, prompting officials to outline corrective measures aimed at stabilising services and improving […]
Punjab CM directs swift launch of Air Punjab project
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered the immediate operationalization of Air Punjab, urging authorities to fast-track actions on the airline’s first phase. During a meeting chaired by the CM, officials reviewed the progress of the Air Punjab initiative. Maryam Nawaz emphasized the need for timely completion of all preparatory measures to […]
Registration of electric vehicles complicated, costly, PM’s aide told
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Thursday said that introducing modern and environmental-friendly transport system through electric vehicles was of unprecedented importance to efforts for coping with Pakistan’s air pollution woes and making cities clean and green under Imran Khan’s world-acclaimed green agenda. “Introducing electric vehicles in the […]
Combating marine pollution through modern technology
Oceans are a common heritage of mankind and rich source of food and energy, cheapest means of transportation and a great blessing of Almighty Allah. Over millennia, oceans have facilitated trade and supported economies globally, resulting in rapid population growth in coastal cities. This population influx into coastal cities had in turn caused a detrimental […]