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JI raises alarm over delay in protest train

Hafiz Naeem demands railways explain disruption as Shalimar Express heads to MultanJamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday questioned a four-hour delay in the Shalimar Express that was to carry his protest caravan from Sukkur to Multan, asking whether the disruption was linked…

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Hafiz Naeem demands railways explain disruption as Shalimar Express heads to MultanJamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday questioned a four-hour delay in the Shalimar Express that was to carry his protest caravan from Sukkur to Multan, asking whether the disruption was linked…

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Shalimar Express, which is not only a popular train but has been privatised, is delayed by four hours today," he said."If this delay in its [Shalimar Express] is a usual delay, then the federal government should explain the performance of Pakistan Railways," Rehman said.He said that if four- to five-hour delays and their impact on the wider railway system had become routine, then the government's performance was there for everyone….

Rehman was scheduled to address supporters after the train reached Multan, from where the JI caravan would proceed towards Islamabad by road.In a video shared by JI showing Rehman travelling by train, the party chief said the "first phase" of the march had ended and the second phase had begun with the journey towards Multan.He said separate caravans had also set out for Islamabad from Balochistan and Bab-i-Khyber.An official at….

The official attributed the late arrival to an engine fault that developed at Tando Adam in Sanghar district.The train consequently reached Hyderabad at 1:25pm instead of its usual 9:20am arrival time, delaying its onward journey to Rohri railway station, where Rehman's caravan was waiting.The Pakistan Railways Karachi division, in a separate statement, said delays were expected in the departure of some up trains "due to delays in the arrivals of….

He said it was time Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif "put his foot down" and scrapped the levy to provide "much-needed relief" to the people.

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