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.
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.
Following the deadly train derailment incident in Sindh's Nawabshah on Sunday, Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique said someone could have "deliberately" caused the accident, according to Geo News.
Pakistan Railways Employees (PREM) Union (CBA) protested at the diesel engine shed in Lahore against the delay in the current month's salary payment. They added, "Only a few days are left until Eidul-Adha,' The Express Tribune reported.
According to a Pakistan Railways spokesperson in Balochistan, the blast occurred when the Peshawar-bound Jaffer Express was passing by the Paneer area. The Pakistani newspaper said the train, which was coming from the Mach area, derailed and exploded.
The Shehbaz Sharif government needed to spend hundreds of thousands of rupees just to make the bogies operational, sources told the Pakistani newspaper. It said the maintenance work was being conducted at the Ski Line of Pakistan Railways.