Railway panel visits Multan division, praises land recovery, plantation drive

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Feb, 2026) A subcommittee of the NA Standing Committee on Railways visited Railways Multan Division

and appreciated its performance in recovering railway land and promoting plantation initiatives

during a meeting held at the Divisional Superintendent Office.

The session was chaired by convenor Ramesh Lal, while Divisional Superintendent Iftikhar Hussain gave a detailed briefing on the division’s overall performance.

Committee members, Wasim Qadir and Sadiq Ali Memon attended the meeting along with senior railway officers including CEO and Senior General Manager Aamir Ali Baloch, General Manager Welfare and Special Initiatives Hafeez Ullah, DG Land Shahid Abbas, DIG Pakistan Railways Munir Ahmed, Legal Adviser Salman Kazmi, and other officers.

The committee was informed that effective action against encroachments and better management of agricultural and commercial railway land had led to significant achievements.

Officials said 141.23 acres of valuable railway land worth Rs1,144.33 million had been retrieved from land grabbers, while Rs550 million had been deposited into the national exchequer.

During the meeting, a detailed discussion was also held on the railway plantation campaign. Officials said more than 70,000 saplings had been planted so far and the drive would be expanded further.

Committee members directed that environment-friendly trees should be planted that also provide a suitable habitat for birds.

The committee was further told that the Multan division had been given a revenue target of Rs1,500 million from railway land, of which Rs550 million had already been achieved.

The divisional superintendent assured the committee that the remaining target would be met during the current financial year.