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Pakistan Railways offers major discount in train fares on Eid Al-Adha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has announced a major discount in train fares during three days of Eid Al-Adha besides running five special trains ahead of the festival, Pakistani state media reported on Monday, citing the railways minister. Eid Al-Adha is one of the two most important festivals of the Islamic calendar. Muslims mark the festival by slaughtering animals such as sheep and goats, and sharing their meat among family, friends and the poor. The Pakistani government has announced a four-day holiday on Eid Al-Adha from June 6 till June 9, and hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis will be traveling to their hometowns to celebrate the occasion among their loved ones. 'Pakistan Railways will… offer a 20 percent discount on fares during the three days of Eid-ul-Azha,' the Pakistan Television (PTV) reported on Monday, citing Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi. The announcement came hours after the first Eid special train left the southern port city of Karachi for Lahore on Monday. The second train will leave Quetta for Peshawar at 10am today, Tuesday, while the third will leave from Lahore to Karachi via Multan at 5pm. The fourth train will depart from Karachi to Rawalpindi at 8pm on Tuesday, while the last special train will leave Karachi for Lahore at 8pm on June 4. Abbasi shared that the department's revenue had reached Rs83 billion ($294 million) due to improved operations over the last four months, according to the broadcaster. He said a new passenger train will operate between Punjab's Lahore and Narowal district, starting June 15.
Arab News
26-05-2025
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Pakistan Railways to run five special trains on Eid Al-Adha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways will run five special trains on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha to facilitate passengers wanting to travel to their native cities and villages to celebrate the religious festival with their loved ones, state media reported on Monday. Pakistan Railways runs special trains on each of the two major Eid festivals, Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha, for ease of holiday travelers. 'Pakistan Railways will operate five Eid Special Trains from various cities to facilitate passengers during Eid-ul-Adha,' Radio Pakistan said. The first special train will depart from Karachi Cantt Railway Station in the southern Sindh province for Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, at 1pm on June 2 while a second train from Quetta, the provincial capital of the southwestern Balochistan province, will leave for Peshawar in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province at 10am on June 3. On the same day, a third train will depart from Lahore for Karachi at 5pm while a fourth carriage will leave Karachi Cantt for Rawalpindi at 730pm. The fifth and final Eid special train will depart from Karachi Cantt for Lahore at 730pm on June 4. Eid is expected to fall on Saturday, June 7, this year. Commemorating the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son on God's command, Muslims mark the holiday by slaughtering animals such as sheep, cows and goats. The meat is shared among family and friends and also donated to the poor.
