A 68 years old Pakistan Railways (PR) pensioner lost his life on Tuesday while waiting outside a bank branch overnight for the payment.

The pensioners were waiting outside the bank for the payment since yesterday when one of the old man died earlier today infront of  National bank of Pakistan .

Earlier, The railways had assured all the employee unions that salaries and pensions would be paid by October 25 and the unions had called off the strike after the assurance.

But the railway authorities has failed to pay the pensions uptill now.

PR GM Saeed Akhtar had also categorically stated that after receiving Rs 1 billion by the federal government, the railways had no issue with the provision of salaries and pensions and that every single one of the current and ex-employees would be paid by the given date.

The GM had also stated that the salaries and pensions of the next month would be given out before Eidul Azha.