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The lawyer who filed the petition requested the court to restrain the railways from getting American engines on lease. - File photo
LAHORE: The LHC on Tuesday sought a reply from the federal government about purchase of alleged substandard locomotives from blacklisted companies of America.
Issuing the order, Justice Umar Ata Bandial observed the court would stop the purchase if the allegation of the petitioner proved true.A lawyer filed the petition saying the Railways was suffering a Rs35 billion loss due to corruption of its top officials. He said the PR disposed of 500 engines and now entered into a contract of getting on lease the engines from the US. He alleged the US firms from which the locomotives were being purchased had been blacklisted. He requested the court to restrain the railways from getting American engines on lease. The next hearing will be fixed by the registrar office. —Staff Reporter
