Pakistan Railway pensioner dies while waiting for his pension;
The unrelenting financial crisis at Pakistan Railways (PR) has finally claimed a pensioner’s life while he waited overnight to receive his pension. According to the reports Mahmood Khan, who was a former railway employee, passed away while waiting for his pension. Khan, who was a resident of Lalpur area of Lahore, stood all night alone in front of the bank before he fell unconscious and was taken to the hospital in an emergency, where he expired.
Pakistan Railway employees have not been given with their salaries for the past three months, whereas pensioners are also waiting for around one month. Therefore several pensioners were sitting outside a local bank since yesterday night because as per the promises made the distribution of pensions was due to begin on 25th October 2014 .
