Muslims said the Hindus had planned and started the killing. Police sources in the area told Xinhua that special teams are still in the process of investigating the exact cause of the accident, however, they believe that multiple problems in the railway track and signal systems are possibly behind the accident. Train to Pakistan is a historical novel by writer Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. Seen from the eyes of Hukum Chand the District Magistrate it is an account of the turmoil faced by the inhabitants of village Mano Majra in Punjab on the Indo-Pak border during the period of partition after India attained independence. Not forever reigneth joy, Sets the sun on days of bliss, Friendships not forever last, They know not life, who know not this. With Mohan Agashe, Nirmal Pandey, Rajit Kapoor, Smriti Mishra.
He said that over 100 people sustained injuries in the accident and they are being treated at various hospitals of Pano Aqil, Ghotki and Mirpur Mathelo in the province, adding that the condition of at least 15 people is critical.Īccording to spokesperson of the Pakistan Railways Nazia Jabeen, the accident occurred when the Sir Syed Express train coming from the eastern Rawalpindi district collided with several compartments of the Millat Express train, that was already present at the track that the Sir Syed Express train was traveling on after the derailment in the Ghotki district of Sindh.Īt least 13 compartments of the two trains were derailed and overturned, and seven to eight were completely destroyed in the accident, sources from the Pakistan Railways told Xinhua. Train to Pakistan: Directed by Pamela Rooks. The death toll rose after rescue teams pulled out more bodies from the damaged compartments of the trains, Commissioner of Sukkur Shafiq Ahmed Mahesar told Xinhua. ISLAMABAD - The death toll from the collision between two trains in Pakistan's southern Sindh province early Monday morning has risen to 62, a government official said on Tuesday. The sight of that many dead men, women, and children at first makes him numb, but as the night settles in, so does his depression. Paramilitary soldiers and residents gather as the railway workers remove a car from the site following a collision between two trains in Ghotki, Pakistan June 7, 2021. At the rest house, the horror and death the train from Pakistan contained is taking a toll on Hukum Chand.