CHAGAI: Six bogies of a freight train carrying sulphur from Iran derailed near Dalbandin in Chagai district on Saturday.
According to official sources, the train was on its way to Quetta from Zahedan when it met with the accident in the Laghap area, apparently owing to a dilapidated track.
However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
Pakistan Railways officer Nazeer Ahmed told Dawn that about 300 feet of the track was damaged due to the derailment. He said soon after the accident railway workers started repair and rehabilitation work.
Published in Dawn, June 20th, 2021
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Fastrack
Jun 20, 2021 08:57am
Everyone knows who is in constant pain at Pakistan-Iran trade. Will never succeed.
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Fastrack
Jun 20, 2021 09:02am
No marks guessing Pak-Iran trade hurts whom.
You want to play it that way, fine. You tried it on LOC and failed.
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Pakistani1
Jun 20, 2021 09:30am
Pakistan railways is in dire straits. Government has to pay attention and repair. The loss of life and property should be stopped.
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Amd
Jun 20, 2021 09:51am
@Fastrack, improve railway instead of always looking for excuses.
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Parvez
Jun 20, 2021 01:46pm
Our railway is collapsing ...... now money will be borrowed to put things right....and the money will be eaten up and the railway will keep collapsing.
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Fastrack
Jun 20, 2021 01:48pm
@Amd,
You'll know excuses. Wait.
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Abdul Majid
Jun 20, 2021 02:22pm
@Parvez, How right you are. PTI Minister will put blame on PML(N) very soon.
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Ibrahim S
Jun 20, 2021 03:40pm
It seems to a sabotage
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