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Pakistan train fire: Death toll rises to 73, rescue operations underway

Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed his grief over the incident and directed authorities to provide the best medical treatment to the injured

Death toll rises to 46, in incident where fire broke out in Karachi-Rawalpindi Tezgam express train in Liaqatpur near Rahim Yar Khan on 31 October, 2019 |  Credits: @ANI
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Death toll rises to 73, in incident where fire broke out in Karachi-Rawalpindi Tezgam express train in Liaqatpur near Rahim Yar Khan on 31 October, 2019 | Credits: @ANI

Press Trust of India Lahore
Pakistan Train Incident: At least 73 people were killed and scores injured on Thursday as a massive fire broke out on a moving train after cooking gas stoves carried by some passengers exploded in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province.

The train, Tezgam Express, was on its way to Lahore from Karachi when the fire broke out, destroying three bogies at Liaquatpur near Rahim Yar Khan, some 400 kms from Lahore.

District Police Officer Amir Taimur said that 73 passengers lost their lives after the fire erupted in three coaches.

Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said that most of the victims belonged to