ISLAMABAD: The Sen­ate Standing Committee on Railways has sought a report from the railways ministry on public notice by the government to res­t­rict the use of railways pre­mises for advertising, filming or photographing by social media influencers, bloggers or general public.

The standing committee meeting on Monday obser­ved that the public notice issued by the government is breaching the right to information and access being a fundamental right protected by the Constitu­tion of the country.

The committee also eva­­luated the progress of ML-I project and implementation of the Railways Adva­nced Infrastructure Net­w­ork (RAIN) and WIM, em­­phasising the necessity of maintaining absolute tra­nsparency in the project funding and coordination with international financial institutions. It recommended that the ministry should brief the committee in the next meeting.

Published in Dawn, May 12th, 2026