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  "text": "INTRODUCED ON 05.12.2025\r\n\r\nM - 302\r\n“L.-7646:\r\n\r\nGhe Sasetie at Bakistatt\r\n\r\nEXTRAORDINARY\r\nPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY\r\n\r\nREGISTERED No\r\n\r\nISLAMABAD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025\r\n\r\n“PARTI\r\n\r\nActs, Ordinances, President’s Orders and Regulations\r\n\r\nGOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN\r\nMINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE\r\n\r\nIslamabad, the 2nd November, 2025\r\n\r\nF, No. 2(1)/2025-Pub—-The following Ordinance Promulgated on\r\nist November, 2025 by the President ‘is hereby published for general information: —\r\n\r\nORDINANCE NO. X OF 2025\r\n_AN .\r\nORDINANCE\r\nJurther to amend the Transfer of Railways Order, 1962\r\n\r\nWHEREAS it is expedicnt further to amend the Transfer of Railways\r\nOrder, 1962 (P.O. No. 33 of 1962), in the manner and for the purposes\r\nhereinafter appcaring;\r\n\r\nAND WHEREAS the Senate and the National Assembly are not in session\r\nand the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it neéessary\r\nto take inmediate action;\r\n\r\n(765)\r\nPrice : Rs. 10.00\r\n(2224 (2025 Ex. Gaz.]\r\n\r\n' Annex-IT\r\n\r\n\r\n766 THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., NOV. 3, 2025 {ParTI\r\n\r\nNOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of\r\nArticle 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President\r\n_is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:—\r\n\r\n1. Short title and commencement.—{1) This Ordinance shall be\r\ncalled the Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025.\r\n\r\n(2) . It shall come into force at once.\r\n\r\n2. Amendment of Article 1, P.O. No. 33 of 1962.—-In the Transfer\r\nof Railways Order, 1962 (P.O. No. 33 of 1962), hereinafter referred to as “the\r\nsaid Order”, in Article 1 in clause (1), the words “Transfer of” shall be omitted.\r\n\r\n3. Amendment of Article 2, P.O. No. 33 of 1962.—In the said\r\nOrder, in Article 2,—\r\n\r\n(a) in clause (a), after the semicolon, at the end, the word “and” shall\r\nbe added; .\r\n\r\n(b) in clause (b), for the semicolon, at the end, a full stop shall be\r\nsubstituted; and\r\n\r\n(c) clause (c} shall be omitted.\r\n\r\n4. Amendment of Article 4, P.O. No. 33 of 1962.—In the said\r\nOrder, in Article 4,—\r\n\r\n(a) in the marginal note, for the word “Boards”, the word “Board”\r\nshall be substituted;\r\n\r\n(b) for clause (3), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—\r\n\r\n(3) All actions taken by the Board in the discharge of its\r\nfunctions shall be expressed in writing and signed by the Secretary\r\nof the Board.”; and\r\n\r\n(c) after clausc (3), the following new clause shall be added, namely:-\r\n\r\n“(4) The Board shall take decision on the construction of new\r\nrailway lines or the modification, closing or dismantling of any\r\nrailway line and shall coordinate on rail movements into and from\r\nports:\r\n\r\nProvided that the Board shall not alter the terms and\r\n_conditions of any contract relating to the conveyance of defence\r\ntraffic, alter the priority of movement in respect of defence traffic\r\n\r\n\r\nPart J]\r\n\r\nTHE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, BXTRA., NOV. 3, 2025 167\r\n\r\nand close or dismantle any railway line or make any modifications\r\nin the defence lines except with the approval of Ministry of\r\nDefence.”.\r\n\r\n5. © Insertion of Article 4A, P.O. No. 33 of 1962.—In the said Order,\r\n\r\nafter Article 4, the following new Article shall be inserted, namely:—\r\n\r\n“4A. Track access.—(1)-For the purposes of this Article, a ‘track\r\naccess agreement’ means a track access agreement pursuant to which a\r\nprivate party is granted, in consideration for track access charges, a right\r\nto access the Pakistan Railways network and infrastructure and to\r\noperate rolling-stock ,on the. Pakistan Railways network, in accordance\r\nwith the terms of such track access agreement as amended from time to\r\ntime.\r\n\r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained, in the Railway\r\nRegulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 (XCH of 2002), hereinafter\r\nreferred to as ‘Ordinance XCII of 2002°,—\r\n\r\n(a) subject to sub-clauses(b) and (c), until the Railway\r\nRegulatory Authority is constituted under Ordinance XCI of\r\n2002, the Board shall exercise overall regulatory oversight\r\nand ensure compliance of track access by private parties, both\r\nlocal and foreign for freight and passenger services; :\r\n\r\n(b) Ordinance XCII of 2002 shall not apply to any track access\r\nagreement, including amendments .thereto, executed under\r\nthis Order, prior to or subsequent to the establishment of the\r\nRailway Regulatory Authority; and\r\n\r\n(c) the Railway Regulatory Authority, whenever constituted,\r\nshall have no jurisdiction to cancel, amend, or otherwise\r\nmodify any such agreement or amendments thercto, approved\r\nand entered into before or after its establishment.\r\n\r\n(3) Subject to clauses (4) and (5), the Board is authorized .to\r\napprove track access agrecments for the access to and use of Pakistan\r\nRailways network and infrastructure and Railways Division is\r\nauthorized to enter into sucli track access agreements as approved by the\r\nBoard.\r\n\r\n(4) The Railways Division may center into track access\r\nagrecments with a private party, —\r\n\r\n\r\n768 THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., NOV. 3, 2025 {ParTI .\r\n68 ___ THE GAcE AE NE a .\r\n(a) pursuant to and in accordance with the Inter-Governmental\r\nCommercial Transactions law or under the International\r\nand Inter-Governmental commitments of the Federal\r\nGovernment, or\r\n\r\n(b) who is an investor that has invested in a qualified investment\r\nduly notified in the First Schedule to the Foreign Investment\r\n(Promotion and Protection) Act, 2022 (CXXV of 2022); or\r\n\r\n(c) selected through a competitive bidding.\r\n\r\n(5) The private party executing the track access agreement shall\r\nbe required to mect the qualification criterion approved and notified by\r\nthe Board from time to time, and communicated to the private party,\r\nprior to the entry into such track access agreement:\r\n\r\nProvided that any private party that meets the criteria of sub-\r\nclause (b) of clause (4) shall be deemed to meet the qualification criteria\r\nnecessary for track access agreements.\r\n\r\n(6) The track access agreements entered in pursuance to this\r\nOrder shall be governed solely by the provisions of this Order and\r\napplicable rules and regulations made under to this Order.\r\n\r\n(7) Track access shall be materialized by offering Pakistan\r\nRailways network and infrastructure to the private parties for its efficient\r\nuse, facilitating competition, revenue generation, improving: safety,\r\nstrategic planning and investments, through operations of freight and\r\npassenger train services with their own locomotives and rolling stock,\r\n\r\n(8) Any amendnient, or purporied amendment, of a track access\r\nagreement shall be made with the consent of parties and shall not be\r\neffective unless that amendment has been approved by the Board.\r\n\r\n(9) The charges, fec, revenue sharing, etc., from private parties\r\nshall be approved by the Board and included in the relevant track access\r\nagreement.\r\n\r\n(10) Pakistan Railways may provide train crew or other requisite\r\npersonnel on mutually agreed terms and, if required, also offer\r\nmaintenance facilities for locomotives and rolling stock.\r\n\r\n(11) The Board shall ‘approve the railway network and\r\ninfrastructure usage plan (time-tabling) to be submitted by Pakistan\r\nRailways keeping due margins for maintenance and rehabilitation\r\nworks.\r\n\r\n\r\ne\r\n.\r\n\r\nracy\r\n\r\n*@\r\n\r\nTHE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., NOV. 3, 2025 769\r\n\r\n(12) The Federal Government Inspector of Railways (FGIR) shall\r\ncarry out periodic inspections of the railway network for ensuring safety\r\nof train operations. .\r\n\r\n(13) The Board shall sanction the use of any rolling stock on the\r\nrailway network after ascertaining its suitability and conformance to the\r\nprescribed standards.\r\n\r\n(14) The Board shall require the private parties and Pakistan\r\nRailways to furnish periodically, but not later than one year, the\r\noperating and financial results and any other information that may be\r\nnecessary.\r\n\r\n(15) Pakistan Railways shall maintain detailed records of all track\r\naccess requests, the allocations and capacity usage. An annual report\r\nshall be submitted to the Board detailing volume of track access requests\r\nand approvals, utilization of network capacity, track access charge\r\nrevenues, performance matrix, and any incident of non-compliance.\r\n\r\n(16) The Board shall oversee the implementation of track access\r\nagreements and investigate complaints and disputes regarding unfair\r\ntreatment, capacity denial or discriminatory practices.\r\n\r\n(17) Any dispute between the parties to a track access agreement\r\nshall be settled in accordance with the terms of the agreement.\r\n\r\n(18) The Board, keeping in view the best International practices,\r\nmay perform any other function or exercise any power that may be\r\nincidental or consequential to the performance of any of its functions or\r\nthe exercise of any of its powers.\r\n\r\n(19) The agreements which were signed under the Track Access\r\n(2005) and are still valid shall continue, to be in force subject to\r\nfulfillment of conditions precedent and revision of clauses, rates,\r\ncharges, fee, etc., as may be mutually agreed between the parties.\r\n\r\n(20) The Federal Government may, in the national interest and by\r\nnotification in the official Gazette, exempt any private party or a project\r\nfrom all or any of the provisions of this Order or any other law\r\ngoverning the track access, for the time being in force.”\r\n\r\n6. Amendment of Article 5, P.O. No. 33 of 1962.—In the said\r\n\r\nOrder, in Article 5,—\r\n\r\n(a) im clause (a), after the semicolon, at the end, the word “and” shall\r\nbe added;\r\n\r\n\r\n‘710 THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., NOV. 3, 2025 [PARTI\r\n\r\n(b) in clause (b), for the word “Provincial”, the word “Federal” shall\r\nbe substituted and for the semicolon, at the end, a full stop shall be\r\nsubstituted; and\r\n\r\n(c) clauses (c) and (d) shall be omitted.\r\n\r\n7. Amendment of Article 6, P.O. No. 33 of 1962.—In the said\r\nOrder, in Article 6,-\r\n\r\n(a) . in clause (1), in sub-clause (a), after the semicolon, at the end, the\r\nword “and” shall be added;\r\n\r\n(b) sub-clause (b) shall be omitted; and\r\n(c) clauses (2), (3) and (5) shall be omitted.\r\n\r\n. _ 8 Omission of Article 7, P.O. No. 33 of 1962.—In the said Order,\r\nArticle 7 shall be omitted. .\r\n\r\n9. Omission of Article 8, P.O. No. 33 of 1962.—In the said Order,\r\nArticle 8 shall be omitted.\r\n\r\n10. 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