Train derails in Pakistan, killing at least 30

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A passenger train derailed in Pakistan's Sindh province on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 80.

Around 10 cars of the Hazara Express derailed near Nawabshah town, roughly 275 km from the country's largest city Karachi.

The cause of the incident was not immediately known.

Accidents on Pakistan's ageing rail system are common and successive governments have for years been trying to secure funds to upgrade the network as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative for infrastructure projects.

A major train crash in Sindh in 2021 killed 56 people and injured more than 100.

 

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