Nine senior railway officers suspended over Ghotki train accident
Jun 9, 2021
LAHORE: At least nine high-ranking officers of the Pakistan Railways were suspended from their service for showing negligence that resulted in collision between two passenger trains on 7th of June in Ghotki, ARY News reported.
Taking strict departmental action in the wake of Ghotki train accident that left 63 passengers dead, Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Wednesday suspended as many as nine senior officers of the PR belonging to Sukkur, Karachi and Lahore division. Meanwhile, departmental inquiry has been launched against various PR officers.
The suspended PR officers include Sukkur DEN-II Ghulam Qadir Lakho, Sukur AME-1 Abdul Aziz, Karachi Division Sub Engineer GR-1 Ibtasam UL Hassan, Hyderabad PWI Mansoor Anwar, Lahore Divisional Mechanical Engineer-II Muhammad Imran and others.