The Tezgam inferno in which 70 passengers were burnt to death was sparked by a short circuit, Pakistan Railways Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dost Muhammad Leghari revealed on Tuesday while talking to a local news channel. Soon after the incident, Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed had said that measures would be taken to ensure that anyone carrying items that could cause such damage would not be allowed on board. “Pakistan Railways is planning to add more freight trains to decrease the losses of the department. “It is the most corrupt department,” Justice Gulzar had remarked during the hearing of a case related to Railways losses. The CJP had also emphasised that Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed should have taken the ethical route by resigning after the Tezgam incident that happened under his watch.

Source: Pakistan Today January 29, 2020 15:56 UTC