Ghotki train crash caused by 8-mile-long faulty track: Pakistan minister
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The Ghotki train crash occurred because an eight-mile-long portion of the Sukkur track was faulty, Railways Minister Azam Swati said Wednesday.
Sixty-three people were killed in the crash and 107 injured, Swati said at a press conference in Lahore. Three of the wounded passengers were in critical condition, he added.
A high-speed passenger train knifed through carriages of another express that had derailed minutes earlier near Ghotki on June 7.
PTI gears up efforts for electoral reforms
President Alvi directs for preparing prototype of EVM, speeding up process of voting right to expats
ECP will need more than 200 million ballot papers for the next electoral exercise. PHOTO: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sped up the process of introducing electoral reforms in the country, as President Arif Alvi asked the stakeholders on Thursday to prepare a prototype of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the lawmakers.
Simultaneously with the government’s efforts for using new technologies in the next general election, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has constituted a five-member committee to liaise with the opposition parties for the legislation process.
This photo shows the alleged hidden camera the opposition said had been placed in the polling booth prior to the election of the Senate chairman, deputy. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Thursday constituted a seven-member committee to investigate the incident involving installation of spy cameras inside the Senate hall and the polling booth that had been set up for elections of the chairman and the deputy chairman last month.
According to the Senate Secretariat’s notification, the committee titled “Senate Investigation Committee” is required to present its report “within one month from the date of the notification”.