Up/down railway traffic stands suspended for hours

GHOTKI: The enraged passengers of Karachi-bound Pakistan Express, who had been struck for several hours at Ghotki Railway Station due to engine failure, halted all railway traffic in its tracks as a protest on Wednesday morning, Geo News reported.

Reportedly, the protesting passengers staged a sit-down on the track by sitting in the way of Business Train, which was on its way to Karachi, sources told Geo News.

As a result all the up as well as the down railway traffic came to a grinding halt, the sources added.

Pakistan Railways had to stop 10 trains on the up/down tracks at different stations.

The traffic stands suspended for more than five hours, the sources added further.

Reportedly, Tezgam and Karachi Express, which were forced to pull over at Mirpur Mathelo Railway station, still await a green-signal.

On the other hand, Khyber Mail was red-signalled at the Sarhad Railway Station.

Moreover, engine of Havelian-bound Hazara Express also broke down at Raiti Railway Station and its passengers following the suit of Pakistan Express ones have refused to let Tezgam Express leave the platform.