ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the fire incident in Karachi Express train near Khairpur in Sindh province.
In a statement on Thursday, the Prime Minister expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of people in the incident. He prayed for high ranks of the departed souls. The Prime Minister directed to provide best medical facilities to the injured. He also instructed the Minister of Railways to complete and submit the inquiry report at the earliest.
At least seven people, including three children, died on Thursday after a fire broke out in a bogie of the Karachi Express train near Sindh’s Khairpur. According to media reports, authorities received information of a fire in a business-class coach on the train shortly after midnight as it traveled from Karachi to Lahore.
The train was then immediately stopped near Tando Masti Khan station and an emergency was reported to the fire brigade. The first fire-fighting vehicles reached the spot at around 1:50am and after a struggle of about 40 minutes, the fire was brought under control.
