Train services were disrupted after the Tezgam Express derailed at Rohri Station, delaying multiple trains, including Shah Hussain and Green Line. Railway authorities launched an investigation and dispatched emergency teams to restore operations.
The incident occurred between Kot Lakhpat and Jia Bagga Railway Station, ARY News reported, quoting the spokesperson of Pakistan Railways. The brake van of the Tezgam Express caught fire as it travelled from Lahore to Karachi.
Pakistan Railways has temporarily suspended train operations to and from Quetta station a day after an explosion incident that left 26 people dead and 62 others injured.
A devastating blast at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday claimed at least 26 lives and left 62 others injured, according to local authorities and hospital officials, Dawn reported.
Initial details published in a report by ARY News released on Saturday stated that the policeman identified as Mir Hassan, posted in Hyderabad, allegedly tortured a woman and two children on a moving Millat Express on April 7.
In a recent decision, Pakistan Railways has directed its personnel to begin the process of collecting unpaid debts from federal and provincial agencies for the use of its land and services, according to ARY News.
Following the Hazara Express accident which claimed the lives of at least 34 people, Pakistan Railways suspended six officials on Tuesday in connection with the derailment of the Hazara Express near Nawabshah, reported ARY News.
The Hazara Express derailment, which caused over 30 deaths and scores of injuries, was happened due to missing fishplates and a broken track, revealed a preliminary report