LAHORE: The Ministry of Railways has cancelled its notification regarding appointment of the Rawalpindi’s divisional superintendent (DS) as Lahore DS and issued another notification, appointing Muhammad Yousaf Leghari, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME), to look after the office of Lahore DS for a brief period of three days.

“In continuation to this ministry’s letter of Oct 17 on the subject and to convey that Mr Muhammad Yousaf Leghari CME/C&W will look after the post of Lahore DS in addition to his own duties during the leave period (Oct 20 to 22) of Mr Inam Ullah, DS Lahore (BS-20) instead of the Rawalpindi DS,” states the new notification received to the Pakistan Railways’ headquarters on Monday.

Published in Dawn, October 21st, 2025

Opinion

Editorial

Afghan hostilities
Updated 28 Feb, 2026

Afghan hostilities

The need is for an immediate ceasefire and substantive negotiations, with the onus on the Taliban to rein in cross-border attacks.
Cutting taxes
28 Feb, 2026

Cutting taxes

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s plan to cut direct taxes for businesses in the next budget acknowledges the strain...
KCR challenge
28 Feb, 2026

KCR challenge

THE Karachi Circular Railway is being discussed again. It seems that the project, or, rather, the hopes of it, are...
A collective effort
Updated 27 Feb, 2026

A collective effort

CONSIDERING the relentless wave of terrorist attacks Pakistan has been facing over the past few weeks, the...
Criminalising criticism
27 Feb, 2026

Criminalising criticism

ISLAMABAD seems to have developed quite a thin skin. A letter sent to the prime minister on Wednesday by leading...
Utter chaos
27 Feb, 2026

Utter chaos

THE PTI is in disarray. The lack of discipline within its ranks, which it has long refused to address, is finally...