Special Christmas Train Reaches Karachi
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published December 31, 2016 | 08:25 PM
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Dec, 2016 ) : The first-ever special Christmas train reached Karachi on Saturday. It was decorated with the models of Santa Claus and other Christmas objects.
The train, launched jointly by the Ministry of Railways and that of the Human Rights, had set off from Islamabad's Margalla station on December 22.
This was part of a special initiative to help promote tolerance, peace, equality and justice in the society.
The Train reached Karachi after an overnight stay in Hyderabad on December 30. According to the programme, this train will stay in Karachi on January 1. Meanwhile, people including women and children visited the Karachi Cantonment station on Saturday and evinced keen interest in the models and Christmas objects put on display.
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