The Ministry of Railways (Urdu: وزارت ريلوے, Wazarat-e-Railway, abbreviated as MoR) is a ministry of the Government of Pakistan tasked with planning, administrating and overseeing government policies for the development of the national rail network, Pakistan Railways.

[3] In 1959, an ordinance bill was passed in the parliament underlying the need for the creation of a semi-autonomous Railway Board.

The board was perceived in accordance with the principal powers of the Central Government as stipulated in the Railways Act IX of 1890.

The board was assisted by a small staff of experts in fields ranging from operations and finances to engineering.

[5] Earlier on 20 September 1924, a special resolution had been adopted by the Legislative Assembly of British India which came to be known as the Separation Convention of 1924.

In preparation for the second five-year plan (1960—65), the necessity to separate the railway finances from the general revenues continued to be felt.

[8] After the first session of the third National assembly, President Ayub Khan issued a presidential order (PO 33) on 9 June 1962.

The ministry has since been tasked with administering the various railway junctions and stations in rural, insular and urban areas of Pakistan.

Declining passenger numbers and financial losses in the late 1980s to early 1990s prompted the closure of many branch lines and small stations.

Due to falling passenger numbers, rail subsidies from the government are necessary to keep the railways financially viable.

The following list includes the officers and government appoint bureaucrats reporting directly to the Secretary Railways who also serves as chairman of the Board: The Pakistan Locomotive Factory was established in Risalpur at a total cost of Rs.

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