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Azam Swati demands Rs620bn for Pakistan Railways total upgradation By Azam Swati offers to resign if it would heal the victims. Says railways does not have the technology to improve condition of tracks.  Warns those who are found guilty of being negligent will be punished.  LAHORE: Azam Khan Swati on Wednesday said he needed Rs620bn for the total upgradation of the Pakistan Railways, a few days after the fatal Ghotki train accident that claimed over 60 lives and injured over 100 passengers.�...

Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati addresses a press conference in Lahore. — DawnNewsTV Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati said on Wednesday that it was unlikely that a fault in an eight-mile (12.87 kilometres) stretch of railway tracks was responsible for the recent train accident in Ghotki. Two passenger trains collided near Daharki on Monday, a city located in the Ghotki district of upper Sindh when a Millat Express train — headed from Karachi to Sargodha — derai...

On Monday , the country woke up to the tragic news of a horrible train accident. In Ghotki, Sindh, two passenger trains the Millat Express and the Sir Syed Express collided, claiming the lives of...

Railways Minister Azam Swati confirmed that 63 people have lost their lives and 107 people sustained injuries in horrific Ghotki train crash.

Ghotki train crash caused by 8-mile-long faulty track: Pakistan minister Stresses upgrading Sukkur track immediately SAMAA | TV - Posted: Jun 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | TV Posted: Jun 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Your browser does not support the video tag. The Ghotki train crash occurred because an eight-mile-long portion of the Sukkur track was faulty, Railways Minister Azam Swati said Wednesday. Sixty-three people were killed in the crash and 107 injur...

Nine officials suspended over Daharki train mishap Minister says Rs620 billion needed to revamp entire railway system Paramilitary soldiers and rescue workers gather at the site following a collision between two trains in Ghotki, Pakistan June 7, 2021. PHOTO: ISPR/REUTERS LAHORE: Nine Railways officials were suspended on Wednesday for their alleged negligence that caused the recent horrific collision between two trains in Daharki – killing at least 65 passengers and injuring around 100 other...

At least 63 people died early Monday when a high-speed passenger train knifed through carriages of another express that had derailed minutes earlier near Daharki in Sindh province.

Pakistani engineers Tuesday combed the mangled wreckage of two trains that collided in a remote farming region, an accident that killed dozens and highlighted huge safety problems on the nation’s dilapidated rail network

Passengers throng rail stations for refund Citizens seek information about train cancellations LAHORE: After an accident of two trains in Sukkur division, a large number of passengers travelling from Lahore to other cities were left stuck at the railway stations in the provincial capital. A large number of passengers had their tickets refunded at the railway stations and reservation offices in the provincial capital. The railway administration faced difficulties in returning the money to the p...

Faulty carriage link blamed for deadly Pak train crash     A train that derailed into the path of another oncoming passenger express began its journey despite a faulty carriage link, Pakistan’s railway minister said Wednesday, as authorities probed the cause of a crash that killed 63 people. The Sir Syed Express passenger train on Monday ploughed through carriages of the Millat Express, which had derailed minutes earlier near Daharki in Sindh province. The accident has reignited debate ab...