LAHORE: The railway operation has been hugely affected as railway officials indicated that there was "no oil" to carry out railway operations. On Friday, many trains were reported not to initiate their journey towards their destination.

"There is no diesel within the Loco shed and 40,000 liters of oil were purchased yesterday from the open market to run the railway operation," railway officials reported. They further added that the oil has now finished and rail transport would not be able to operate until more oil is received or purchased.

"The oil that is due to arrive from Karachi is still on its way," added the officials.

Due to oil unavailability, Jaffer Express scheduled for Quetta, was unable to operate whilst the Karachi Express was only given the oil to travel till Rohri.

Officials further added that Rawalpindi Night coach and Khyber Mail also did not operate due to the unavailability of oil.

A halt to the railway operations has severely affected commuting within the country. People have been seen sitting helplessly at different platforms hoping to reach their destinations.