2 Killed As Quake Jolts Nawabshah, Surrounding Areas

Staff Report

NAWABSHAH: At least two people were killed and more than 50 wounded as an earthquake struck different parts of Nawabshah district in the wee hours of Friday morning.

According to police and rescue services, roof and walls of several houses collapsed on the people due to earthquake which struck at around 3.15 am, and followed by aftershocks at around 4.11 am and 4.47 am.

The worst affected areas were Taj Colony, Gharibabad, Dhobi Gath, Muunu Abad and Ghulam Hyder Shah Colony, where more than 50 people were injured, two of whom succumbed to their wounds.

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) the magnitude of earthquake was measured as approximately 4.3.

The epicenter of the earthquake was 27 km North East of Nawabshah with a depth of 15 km.

Police personnel and rescue teams immediately shifted the injured to Nawabshah's Civil hospital where an emergency has been declared.

3 killed, 13 injured as Karakoram Express derails near Nawabshah

A file photo of a different train. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD AZEEM/EXPRESS

NAWABSHAH: Three people were killed and 13 other passengers were injured when an engine and two bogies of the Karakoram Express train derailed near Bandi, Nawabshah on Wednesday morning,

The train – travelling from Lahore to Karachi – derailed when the driver hit the brakes suddenly after he felt something had collided with the locomotive.

Rescue workers arrived at the scene and shifted injured to a local hospital.

Railway officials said the track will be reopened soon after the maintenance work is completed.
In February, a blast had derailed ten wagons of the Night Coach Express near Dhabeji area.

A six-year-old girl was killed and at least 27 others were injured in the incident.