--- title: "Pakistan Railways to restore Babu Passenger and Sandal Express services this month" description: "Most outlets reported the restoration of the Babu Passenger and Sandal Express services, with a focus on the timing and the involvement of Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi. Several mentions noted the trains had been suspended during the pandemic, while others framed the restoration as part of broader plans to revive more services. A few outlets included additional details about the minister’s promise of further train revivals, while others kept the emphasis solely on the specific services being restored." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/1882-pakistan-railways-restores-babu-passenger-sandal-express site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan Railways to restore Babu Passenger and Sandal Express services this month pakistan · latest filing 5 Aug 2026, 6:11 PM PKT · 5 Aug 2026 · 7 articles from 7 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 7 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the restoration of the Babu Passenger and Sandal Express services, with a focus on the timing and the involvement of Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi. Several mentions noted the trains had been suspended during the pandemic, while others framed the restoration as part of broader plans to revive more services. A few outlets included additional details about the minister’s promise of further train revivals, while others kept the emphasis solely on the specific services being restored. ## Same story from 7 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Pakistan Railways to restore two passenger trains suspended since Covid](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330466600/pakistan-railways-to-restore-two-passenger-trains-suspended-since-covid) · 5 Aug 2026, 6:11 PM PKT > Pakistan Railways has announced the restoration of two passenger trains that were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic, with services set to resume later this month. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi, who said the decision was taken in response to strong public demand and in the interest of Pakistan Railways. According to a railway spokespers... - **BOL News** — [Pakistan railways restores two suspended train services](https://www.bolnews.com/pakistan/pakistan-railways-restores-two-suspended-train-services/) · 5 Aug 2026, 5:58 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Railways plans to restore more suspended train services this year. The post Pakistan railways restores two suspended train services appeared first on BOL News. - **ProPakistani** — [Pakistan Railways Restores Two Suspended Train Services](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/05/pakistan-railways-restores-two-suspended-train-services/) · 5 Aug 2026, 2:04 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Railways has announced the restoration of the Babu Passenger Train and Sandal Express later this month. Federal Minister for… Read More The post Pakistan Railways Restores Two Suspended Train Services appeared first on ProPakistani. - **24 News HD** — [Pakistan Railways to restore two passenger train services later this month](https://www.24newshd.tv/05-Aug-2026/pakistan-railways-restore-two-passenger-train-services-later-month) · 5 Aug 2026, 1:17 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi announced that Railways will restore two passenger train services later this month that were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic. - **ARY News (English)** — [Pakistan Railways announces revival of two trains](https://arynews.tv/pakistan-railways-announces-revival-of-two-trains) · 5 Aug 2026, 12:54 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing - **Pakistan Observer** — [Pakistan Railways restores Babu Passenger, Sandal Express trains: Routes, schedule](https://pakobserver.net/pakistan-railways-restores-babu-passenger-sandal-express-trains-routes-schedule/) · 5 Aug 2026, 12:46 PM PKT · 72% identical wording to the newest filing > RAWALPINDI – Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi has restored services to two suspended trains to improve passenger facilities.… - **Dunya News** — [Pakistan Railways to restore Babu Passenger, Sandal Express services this month](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/966387-pakistan-railways-to-restore-babu-passenger-sandal-express-services-t) · 5 Aug 2026, 12:37 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Railways will restore the Babu Passenger from August 20 and Sandal Express from August 21, with Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi promising more train revivals this year. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Pakistan Railways to restore two more train services](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4332-pakistan-railways-to-restore-2-more-trains) · 22 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 89% related - [Pakistan to restore suspended passenger train routes in phased manner](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4340-govt-decides-to-restore-two-suspended-passenger-trains) · 23 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 86% related - [Pakistan Railways to resume Shalimar Express service between Lahore and Karachi](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3028-pakistan-railways-to-resume-shalimar-express-with-14) · 13 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related 7 articles from 7 outlets, 5 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. 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