Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) Raheel Sharif Thursday attended the funeral prayers of a people died when a train carrying soldiers and military hardware fell into a canal in Gujranwala.
The accident took place near Wazirabad.
In a statement issued by the DG Inter Services Intelligence (ISPR), Asim Bajwa confirmed that four carriages fell into the canal. It said the commander of one unit was among the casualties.
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“There were around 300 passengers on board,” Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq told Reuters. “It is too early to say about the reason for the mishap. Rescue work is under way.”
More than 50 people were rescued, a military official said. Television images of the scene showed several carriages partly submerged in the canal. The army’s media wing said eight bodies had been pulled out of the water.
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