Pakistan Railways declares emergency, cancels all field leave
All leave for field officers is cancelled for three months under a department-wide emergency that runs to December 31, after more than 55 train accidents since January 2026.
Pakistan Railways has cancelled all leave for field officers for three months.
The department declared a department-wide emergency to improve train safety, on the instructions of Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi.
Railway sources say more than 55 passenger and freight train accidents have been reported since January 2026.
Officers must supervise operations on Sundays, and chief engineers and the head of safety must send daily reports.
The emergency measures remain in effect until December 31.