Here are some of the stories we will be following today (Thursday): Another 76 people die of coronavirus in Pakistan. This brings the over death toll to 21,529. The virus positivity rate has gone above 3% after two days. Walk-in vaccination of people above 18 years will start Friday as the National Command and Operation Centre further eases coronavirus restrictions.Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen will issue the economic survey today. The government will present statistics relating to economic growth in the country. The Budget 2021-22 will be presented in the National Assembly Friday.Railways Minister Azam Swati suspends nine senior officials of the Pakistan Railways over the Ghotki tra.
Lahore: A train that derailed into the path of another oncoming passenger express began its journey despite a faulty carriage link, Pakistan's railway minister said on Wednesday, as authorities probed the cause of a crash that killed 63 people.The Sir Syed Express passenger train on Monday ploughed through carriages of the Millat Express, which had derailed.
Pakistan train crash: Faulty carriage link blamed for accident Filed on June 9, 2021
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The accident has reignited debate about the parlous state of Pakistan’s public transport system.
A train that derailed into the path of another oncoming passenger express began its journey despite a faulty carriage link, Pakistan’s railway minister said Wednesday, as authorities probed the cause of a crash that killed 63 people.
The Sir Syed Express passenger train on Monday ploughed through carriages of the Millat Express, which had derailed minutes earlier near Daharki in Sindh province.
The accident has reignited debate about the parlous state of Pakistan’s public transport system particularly a rail network that has seen little investment in decades.
ISLAMABAD: Nearly a dozen members of the federal and provincial cabinets belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have had to step down over the last 33 months after their names figured in.
ISLAMABAD: Nearly a dozen members of the federal and provincial cabinets belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have had to step down over the last 33 months after their names figured in.