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India-Pakistan
10 killed as passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan
2019-07-12
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A passenger train rammed into a freight train in southern Pakistain on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 64 others, an official said.

The freight train was stationary when the speeding passenger train hit it at Walhar Railway Station in Rahim Yar Khan, a main city in eastern Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

province. According to a senior government official, Jamil Ahmed, hospitals declared an emergency and were receiving casualties from the collision.

Ahmed said some of the injured passengers were listed at death's door.

Prime Minister Imran Khan
... aka The Great Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
quickly ordered authorities to provide best possible medical care to the victims. In a statement, he said he was saddened by the news.

Khan ordered Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad to "take emergency steps to counter decades of neglect of railway infrastructure" and ensure safety standards.

Authorities said Pakistain’s army was also taking part in the rescue efforts.

Train accidents are common in Pakistain mainly because of poor railway infrastructure and negligence of railway authorities.

Posted by:Fred

#1  Too many pedophiles on the tracks?
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-07-12 16:03  

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