Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi says the government is taking effective measures to modernize Pakistan Railways and improve its infrastructure.

Speaking to newsmen after inaugurating the Missan Kalar railway bridge and the restored Missan Kalar-Qila Sattar Shah railway track, he said work is also underway on the Rohri-Karachi track.

He stressed that there is zero tolerance for corruption and irregularities in the department and vowed to eliminate the mafia.