A Karachi-bound Sir Syed Express rammed into tractor-trolley near Khanpur tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab here on Wednesday.
According to a spokesperson for Pakistan Railways, a Sir Syed Express train, travelling from Rawalpindi to Karachi collided with tractor-trolley near Khanpur tehsil of RahimYar Khan district.
The spokesperson added that all the passengers remained safe in the collision. He added, however, that engine of Sir Syed train was damaged in the accident.
Rail traffic on both up and down tracks of the mainline suspended after the accident.
Earlier in July, at leat 20 people had been killed after a Lahore-bound train rammed into a passenger coaster at a railway crossing near Farooq Abad railway station in Sheikhupura.
According to rescue sources, most of the passengers travelling in the ill-fated coaster hit by Shah Hussain Express at the unmanned level crossing were Sikh Yatrees who were returning from Nankana Sahib.
Upon being informed of the crash, rescue teams from the railways and Rescue 1122 reached the site of the accident and began shifting the injured and the dead to a nearby hospital.
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A Karachi-bound Sir Syed Express rammed into tractor-trolley near Khanpur tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab here on Wednesday.
According to a spokesperson for Pakistan Railways, a Sir Syed Express train, travelling from Rawalpindi to Karachi collided with tractor-trolley near Khanpur tehsil of RahimYar Khan district.
The spokesperson added that all the passengers remained safe in the collision. He added, however, that engine of Sir Syed train was damaged in the accident.
Rail traffic on both up and down tracks of the mainline suspended after the accident.
Earlier in July, at leat 20 people had been killed after a Lahore-bound train rammed into a passenger coaster at a railway crossing near Farooq Abad railway station in Sheikhupura.
According to rescue sources, most of the passengers travelling in the ill-fated coaster hit by Shah Hussain Express at the unmanned level crossing were Sikh Yatrees who were returning from Nankana Sahib.
Upon being informed of the crash, rescue teams from the railways and Rescue 1122 reached the site of the accident and began shifting the injured and the dead to a nearby hospital.
Foreign diplomats and defence attaches of 24 countries posted in Pakistan will visit the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to get briefing over the continuous ceasefire violations from the Indian side.
Foreign diplomats and defence attaches of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Africa, Palestine, European Union, Bosnia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Australia, Iran, Iraq, UK, Italy, Poland, Germany, France, Egypt, Switzerland, Libya, Afghanistan and other countries will visit the LoC at the Pakistani side.
Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Major General Iftikhar Babar will brief the visiting delegation about the ceasefire violations from the Indian side.
The visiting delegation will witness the Indian aggression by themselves and will also meet the affectees of the Indian firing.
Pakistan has never denied access of foreign diplomats to the LoC and always welcomed the move, however, India has been denying the access in a bid to hide its false claims.
India has slapped ban over media and foreign diplomats visiting the occupied Kashmir and several arrests have been also made by the Indian authorities over covering the LoC.
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Foreign diplomats and defence attaches of 24 countries posted in Pakistan will visit the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to get briefing over the continuous ceasefire violations from the Indian side.
Foreign diplomats and defence attaches of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Africa, Palestine, European Union, Bosnia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Australia, Iran, Iraq, UK, Italy, Poland, Germany, France, Egypt, Switzerland, Libya, Afghanistan and other countries will visit the LoC at the Pakistani side.
Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Major General Iftikhar Babar will brief the visiting delegation about the ceasefire violations from the Indian side.
The visiting delegation will witness the Indian aggression by themselves and will also meet the affectees of the Indian firing.
Pakistan has never denied access of foreign diplomats to the LoC and always welcomed the move, however, India has been denying the access in a bid to hide its false claims.
India has slapped ban over media and foreign diplomats visiting the occupied Kashmir and several arrests have been also made by the Indian authorities over covering the LoC.
PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that although Prime Minister Imran Khan is "yearning" to see him "go to jail", it is what he considers "a small price to pay" in the service of the nation.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, he vowed that he and party supremo Nawaz Sharif "stand by Pakistan" and will "play their role to get the country back on track".
"We have struggled in the past and will continue to do so. Even if we have to go to jail we will, it is not a big price to pay," he said.
Shehbaz warned that in the event he goes to jail, "as is Imran Khan's yearning", his fellow party members will bring forth "the entire project". "If I remain free, I will bring it to light," he added.
"We never kicked up a fuss over it before but we will address this now and are preparing a plan of action," he said, referring to the government's accusations against various members of the party, pertaining to corruption and misuse of power, besides a litany of other charges.
The PML-N leader made no other mention of the nature of the revelations he plans to "bring forth".
"Two years have passed and Pakistan's people are disappointed and have had it with this selected government," Shehbaz said, adding: "The writing is on the wall over what good they have actually done us."
"We were promised billions of dollars worth of development and rivers of milk and honey," the PML-N leader said. He said is compelled today "to must speak on behalf of this country's poor".
He said it was a matter of great regret that the price of sugar which was at Rs50 in Nawaz's tenure is at Rs100 now.
"Wheat and wheat flour was a commodity that was easily found everywhere and in abundance and now it is nowhere to be found," he said.
"Our pockets are empty [...] we cannot get our hands on diesel," Shehbaz went on to say.
Referring to the Baldia factory fire tragedy, he said that if the current trends continue, a similar fate awaited Pakistan's economy.
The opposition leader said that the government representatives "are only busy in hiding their scandals [...] their foreign funding account is an open and shut case".
"If the ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) brings the facts forth, the prime minister will not be prime minister for even one second," he claimed.
Shehbaz said that despite the passage of "years", a verdict in the matter had not been announced.
"I want to say that they have levelled baseless accusations on PML-N and sought to get their revenge but they have still not had their fill. The NAB-Niazi nexus have broken all records of filing cases against us," said the PML-N leader.
He said "the whole nation knows the truth" behind the narcotics probe against PML-N's Rana Sanaullah.
"On the other hand, no one is ready to talk about Aleema baji's assets abroad. She comes with protocol to the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) office".
Shehbaz said that no one is without fault and he admits that, but stressed that the PML-N had "worked day and night" for Pakistan and "every kid even is witness to this".
He asked why there was no probe into the Malam Jabba case and what happened to the "helicopter" inquiry.
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PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that although Prime Minister Imran Khan is "yearning" to see him "go to jail", it is what he considers "a small price to pay" in the service of the nation.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, he vowed that he and party supremo Nawaz Sharif "stand by Pakistan" and will "play their role to get the country back on track".
"We have struggled in the past and will continue to do so. Even if we have to go to jail we will, it is not a big price to pay," he said.
Shehbaz warned that in the event he goes to jail, "as is Imran Khan's yearning", his fellow party members will bring forth "the entire project". "If I remain free, I will bring it to light," he added.
"We never kicked up a fuss over it before but we will address this now and are preparing a plan of action," he said, referring to the government's accusations against various members of the party, pertaining to corruption and misuse of power, besides a litany of other charges.
The PML-N leader made no other mention of the nature of the revelations he plans to "bring forth".
"Two years have passed and Pakistan's people are disappointed and have had it with this selected government," Shehbaz said, adding: "The writing is on the wall over what good they have actually done us."
"We were promised billions of dollars worth of development and rivers of milk and honey," the PML-N leader said. He said is compelled today "to must speak on behalf of this country's poor".
He said it was a matter of great regret that the price of sugar which was at Rs50 in Nawaz's tenure is at Rs100 now.
"Wheat and wheat flour was a commodity that was easily found everywhere and in abundance and now it is nowhere to be found," he said.
"Our pockets are empty [...] we cannot get our hands on diesel," Shehbaz went on to say.
Referring to the Baldia factory fire tragedy, he said that if the current trends continue, a similar fate awaited Pakistan's economy.
The opposition leader said that the government representatives "are only busy in hiding their scandals [...] their foreign funding account is an open and shut case".
"If the ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) brings the facts forth, the prime minister will not be prime minister for even one second," he claimed.
Shehbaz said that despite the passage of "years", a verdict in the matter had not been announced.
"I want to say that they have levelled baseless accusations on PML-N and sought to get their revenge but they have still not had their fill. The NAB-Niazi nexus have broken all records of filing cases against us," said the PML-N leader.
He said "the whole nation knows the truth" behind the narcotics probe against PML-N's Rana Sanaullah.
"On the other hand, no one is ready to talk about Aleema baji's assets abroad. She comes with protocol to the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) office".
Shehbaz said that no one is without fault and he admits that, but stressed that the PML-N had "worked day and night" for Pakistan and "every kid even is witness to this".
He asked why there was no probe into the Malam Jabba case and what happened to the "helicopter" inquiry.
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Wednesday that army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa desired free and transparent polls in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The PPP leader revealed this during a news conference, where he spoke about the recent meeting between the military and political leadership to discuss administrative matters pertaining to Gilgit-Baltistan.
Bilawal came down hard on "some irresponsible people" who were part of the meeting, for discussing sensitive matters relating to national security issues and foreign policy issues on TV.
"Whoever's spokesperson these people are, that person should tell them to be quiet at once," said the PPP chairman. "And refrain from issuing any irresponsible statements."
Bilawal said that it was necessary for political parties to attend meetings on national security matters. He criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan for "failing to engage the opposition" on such important issues pertaining to national security.
"This prime minister, since day one, has completely failed when it comes to national security issues, including those of Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir," he said, accusing the prime minister of not being mature enough to set aside his ego to talk to the opposition.
"Due to this, national security meetings are being held without the prime minister, which should not have happened," said Bilawal, adding that this was a "failing of the government. "It is the responsibility of the prime minister, considering the chair that he occupies, to talk to the opposition."
He called on PM Imran to resign and hand over the job of leading the country to a prime minister "who takes his responsibilities seriously and doesn't think about his personal politics on every other matter".
Speaking about the national security meeting between the civil and military leadership, Bilawal regretted that there was no representative of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in the meeting. He said that transparent elections were the need of the hour for the area.
"There is no bigger threat to national security than elections that are not free and transparent," he said.
Terming it as a "welcome development", Bilawal said that army chief Gen Bajwa is also in favour of free and transparent elections in Gilgit-Baltistan.
"Even if we have differences over the past elections, I got an impression in this meeting that going forward from here, our army chief wants that future elections do not become controversial," he said, calling on political parties to carry out reforms through which holding transparent polls was possible.
In response to a question, the PPP chairman ruled out any discussion between the army leadership and the country's political leadership on any amendments or laws.
"The reason for the army chief to engage with the political leadership of the country was to discuss the overall situation, the overall environment of that region [Gilgit-Baltistan]," said Bilawal. "Would have been better if Prime Minister Imran Khan would have been there.
Answering another question, Bilawal said that the party did not agree with the military leadership on elections 2018 but going forward, expected that transparent elections will be held.
"Gilgit-Baltistan [election] is an opportunity after which if all political parties conduct electoral reforms in parliament and if we contest next elections on these reforms, I think this issue will be solved," he said.
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