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LAYYAH, April 13: No casualty or injury to any passenger was reported as six of 10 coaches of Mahar Express derailed near here in the wee hours of Friday. The Multan-bound Mahar Express from Rawalpindi was about to reach the local railway station when its coaches derailed. According to eyewitnesses, one of the coaches jumped from the track and five behind it derailed one by one. Passengers rushed out of the coaches safely.
The passengers were shifted to the remaining coaches of the train which left for Multan after a delay of two hours.
Multan deputy divisional superintendent Ayaz Awan said apparently the accident was caused due to a sudden application of brakes by the driver. However, its real cause could only be determined after an inquiry, he said.
RALLY: Lawyers and political activists staged a rally to express solidarity with the chief justice of Pakistan here, Chaubara and Karor Lal Esan.
Lawyers boycotted courts and staged a rally which started from the district bar room and ended at UBL district complex branch. Activists of the ARD and the MMA also took part in the rally.
Addressing the participants, speakers condemned Gen Musharraf for his unconstitutional act to undermine the independence of judiciary.
They demanded withdrawal of reference against the CJP.
