Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati was not available for comments. AFP/File
LAHORE: ThePakistan Railways’ administration on Wednesday suspended its eight officials including the driver and the assistant driver for showing negligence leading to a horrible accident of Karachi Express near Sukkur (between Mando Dairo and Sangi stations)on March 7.
The administration also issued show-cause notices to eight officers to explain their position.
According to a notification issued in the light of the accident’s preliminary inquiry report compiled by the Federal Government Inspector of Railways (FGIR), those whose services were placed under suspension with immediate effect were Muhammad Shah Afridi, Divisional Engineer-III, Sukkur (BS-18), Peeran Ditta Ghulam Murtaza, Assistant Executive Engineer (BS-17), Amanat Ali, Permanent way inspector of Grade-II (BS-16), Abdul Sattar (Driver), Amir Muhammad Jan (Assistant Driver), Abdul Kareem , Mate (BS-5) and Mumtaz Ali, Key-man (BS-4).