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moving train it was travelling through couldn't drop province on route from the southern city of karachi to roland couldn't the. well for more on this now let's bring in shame he's a journalist based in islamabad said welcome to the program what is the latest from the scene of the accident. yes well from what we can tell on the ground now rescue work has concluded at the site of the accident and according to the authorities a real traffic on those real lines has now resumed as well but what we do know is that this accident took place about 150 tom purcell to the city of new darnell that is the nearest urban center that has sort of developed hospital facilities now since most of the victims have been suffering from burns and there is not an adequate burns unit at the hospital where the accident took place they are now being very down as we speak the army has been called in to help for this and some military helicopters are being used to ferry those wounded in those a more serious condition to move down at the moment hospital officials are warning however that the toll could continue to ri

can see they have come from all corners of the country they converge on karachi they will of course be people who will also be coming from all the provinces and now the leader of the germany at their will and my islam followed him on is spearheading this campaign his party did not perform very well in the last election and then he said that they were drinking and that that was unacceptable he's now being able to do much to support all of the opposition parties who are going to travel to islamabad it's been an agreement with the government that they have been designated a place for the protests but the opposition parties are complaining that many of their leaders that been erected by the security forces despite the fact that the government say that it wants to allow these people to come to it. also important to note that there were 10000. laden raid they have been detained by the figurative force and they will be using those containers to block access in case that intuition spins out of control but right now the opposition of course marketing is trained and they said of course going to

have broken off when a gas stove exploded as were preparing breakfast the train was on its way from karachi a city in the south of the country which was heading towards the north and rather bindi's a city which is right next to islamabad the capital the accident took place in the town of sports which is in the province of punjab a local official said most of the victims died after jumping off the fossil oving train dozens were injured some of them are in a critical condition. this passenger train had been carrying pilgrims to a religious festival instead its journey ended in tragedy. officials say the blaze broke out when 2 castroneves exploded and some passengers were preparing breakfast cooking oil carried by others then caught fire as the flames engulfed 3 carriages those on board stood little chance many flung themselves from the train while it was still moving at high speeds through eastern punjab province. a cylinder exploded and i don't know how fire erupted everywhere. i jumped out of the train to save my life there was a whole line of people behind me pushing. as pakistan's railway

of financial mismanagement and failing to raise living standards come a higher has the latest from karachi don't love the brothers from the upper left don't party are gathering. mine. those are going to be spearheading the antigovernment campaign this month started in karate and we heating now it was lama but everyone is joining us and clued in the opposition posses and this will make history if you want is worried about inflation and justice unemployment now is the time that everyone can should resign and have free energy released sions without the military intervention of all dr dale or dale's scholar data d. would the people of question made it pretty 7th of october is also known as a black day and in pakistan it was the 1947 that indian troops marched into the diff region of kashmir by the opposition and also ordering up a black day they have already started protesting across the country to mark that particular day. but again the atrocities by indian forces in kashmir unbearable and unacceptable the true violations of human rights we strongly condemn it it's been almost 3 months that t

out when a gas stove exploded as passengers were preparing breakfast the train was on its way from karachi in the south to rather pindi in the north and that is close to the capital islamabad the fire took place in their sport in the province of punjab local officials said most of the victims died after jumping off the fast moving train dozens were also injured some of them on the critical condition. the passenger train turned into a death trap as flames engulfed 3 carriages in a raging inferno. officials say the blaze was ignited by a gas stove that exploded as passengers prepared breakfast cooking oil carried by others then caught fire those on board stood little chance as the fire broke out the train was traveling at high speeds through eastern punjab province witnesses say it took nearly 20 minutes for it to come to a halt many of those who died to try to escape the flames by jumping off the train on a. raft soon we saw flames and smoke streaming out of this train. passengers resulting for help and jumping from the train. the rail real officials arrived and started rescue work. to say

jumping off the fast moving train it was travelling through punjab province from the southern city of karachi. joining me now is john this. is on the speaking to me from the pakistani capital islamabad welcome us at 1st of all can you bring us up to date with the latest from the scene of the accident yes what we now know is that the rescue work at the scene seems to have concluded authorities say that about 150 kilometers south of motown is where this accident occurred and they are now fairing those who are more seriously injured to the city of motown which has better health facilities is the major urban center in the area now because the area is so remote and of course the incident took place on the train track so it's not quite close to a rule that cetera so some helicopters are also been called in the military is providing those to ferry those who are more seriously wounded to the serious burns units on one of the problems that doctors have been facing on the ground is that the closest town or does not have a burns unit in the local government run hospital and so they were very quickly ove

tens of thousands of protesters in pakistan are marching from karachi to islamabad calling on the prime minister to resign the demonstration was organized by conservative and religious groups. marchers are expected to reach the capital on thursday they accuse yemen town of rigging last year's general election and saying his government is illegitimate protests is also a show of solidarity with the residents and indian administered kashmir which is stripped of its autonomy in august now a rare renee stones masterpiece found in a woman's kitchen in france has become the most expensive medieval painting ever sold the 13th century piece christ mocked sold for 26 point $6000000.00 well over the initial estimate it's the 1st time in decades a painting by a renascence master has gone under the hammer despite banging in a kitchen for years a small painting is said to be in excellent condition. donning costumes and parading props mexico has celebrated its annual day of the dead parade in a world of color and culture hundreds of people danced on the streets at this year's festivities in mexico cit

antigovernment protests billed as a long lunch demonstrators a marching from the southern city of karachi to the capital islamabad the demanding the resignation of prime minister imran khan who's accused of financial mismanagement and failing to raise living standards has the latest from karachi. a berlin broadcast on. a black day the. nation has come by trend they did being led by milan of the ramón. spoken to a large crowd think that the people of pakistan were on the. right there that critical issue of courage for me however to go warn that from monday onward the president will be marching on it it is going to be a long drive from the video. the opposition party that was. behind them there demanding for the resignation of the pakistani prime minister brown and they're all going to say that there should be a new election on joint is going to be a border. plays out in the next few days as the opposition continue to engage. on a brown contour step down. painting graffiti on just about anything is one way artists express themselves in many parts of the world and it's no different in the ch

thailand in 1989 and 1990 and is responsible for the assassination in 2011 of a saudi diplomat in karachi. may they all rest in peace. also in that same year, the regime tried to assassinate the kingdom's ambassador to the united states. it is that regime which in 2005 slayed the prime minister of lebanon in the heart of beirut. this approach, unfortunately, continues, as we witnessed in recent years when this regime tried to conduct terrorism in france and denmark, and not a day goes by without witnessing its terror in yemen, lebanon and other countries in this region. mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, the latest attacks and aggression have exposed the iranian regime to the entire world. we are dealing with a rogue and terrorist regime that continues to threaten international peace and security. it is also jeopardizing energy supplies in the world economy, hence the recent attacks are test on the international community's will. this organization faces a moral responsibility to take unified position. utmost pressure should be applied using every tool available to end the terrorist and

tens of thousands of protesters in pakistan are marching from karachi to islamabad calling on the prime minister to resign the demonstration was organized by conservative and religious groups marches are expected to reach the capital on thursday they accuse a man can of rigging last year's general election and say his government is illegitimate the process is also a show of solidarity with residents and indeed administered kashmir which was strips of it such an army in august has the latest from karachi. don't of thousands of people from the opposition party are gathering to welcome the. man who goes they're going to be doing the anti government campaign this march started in karate and we're hearing now to islamabad everyone is joining us and creating all opposition parties and this will make history everyone is worried about inflation and justice unemployment now is the time that everyone can resign and have free and fair elections without military intervention although the day of dollar daddy would the people of the british servant of allah.

tens of thousands of protesters in pakistan are marching from karachi to islamabad calling on the prime minister to resign the demonstration was organized by conservative and religious groups marchers are expected to reach the capital on thursday when can of rigging last year's election and say his government is illegitimate the protesters also show solidarity with residents in indian administered kashmir which was stripped of its autonomy in oversized. u.k. police say they'll work with their vietnamese counterparts to investigate the identities of 39 people found dead in the truck on wednesday several people in vietnam have reported relatives missing and fear they could have been inside the container truck discovered east of london police are examining fingerprints and d.n.a. evidence it comes as 3 of the 5 suspects arrested have been released on bail the truck driver has been charged with multiple counts of manslaughter. germany's foreign party has surged elections in the eastern state of towing gear their contest seen as an indicator of the party is growing strength in the region but

producing some very very rough and dangerous seas so much so that this is actually the harbor in karachi the pakistani met department has advised all the fishermen to come in shore because it is so dangerous out there and already as you can see here some of the villages just off the coast the have actually been flooded so keeping an eye on that for the next few days it's a fairly calm picture else west of the charles i want to shot across northern sections of iran and then as we head off into thursday some rain really pushing down into northern areas of turkey so cold and just 17 degrees 23 and much cooler in baghdad with a high of 27 inches have been coming down steadily across the arabian peninsula but what we're watching of course is that cycling by wednesday into thursday very close this coastal area of oman very high dangerous winds and certainly very high and dangerous seas on the re will certainly begins impact much of this coast bringing the temperature down in muscat 29 is the high at best we'll keep an eye on this over the next few days meanwhile down into southern africa becau

well i know for the ram on the head of the job there was a man kick started a march in the city of karachi on sunday and other call and while. driving from baluchistan from the high the province are all going to be 10 words and it's lot more by all encouraged me high regret i'm standing right now on an ordinary day this road would be packed jam packed with bumper to bumper drive bank but special arrangements have been made by the security forces really expect though it's going to be reaching its normal body within the next hour well at the main randi you thousands of paper live already gathered a lot of fodder there man of course also has the support of major political parties that did the pakistan people's party to focus on which they believe now was their leaders of course are in jail part departed of course have said that they will provide all kinds of support what we have not seen a d. other party opposition party members on board with them all and i'm sure to be important as the read that they join their head at least some of it is going to be it bob or show from the opposition. i'm k

gas stove exploded as passengers were preparing breakfast that the train was traveling north from karachi when the accident occurred near the town of the quad poor local officials said most of the victims died after jumping off the fast moving carriages just a warning this next report contains distressing images. this passenger train had been carrying pilgrims to a religious festival instead its journey ended in tragedy. officials say the blaze broke out 22 gas stoves exploded as some passengers were preparing breakfast cooking oil carried by others then caught fire as the flames engulfed 3 carriages those on board stood little chance many flung themselves from the train while it was still moving at high speeds through eastern punjab province . a cylinder exploded and i don't know how fire erupted everywhere. i jumped out of the train to save my life there was a whole line of people behind me pushing. as pakistan's railways minister visited the injured prime minister in mancala and offered his condolences to the victims he's ordered an investigation. this is pakistan's. in almost 15 years

overs century steered pakistan to a 67—run victory in the 2nd one—day international with sri lanka in karachi—three series. babar‘s 115 off 105 balls, plus 54 from fakhar zaman helped pakistan to their 305 for 7 total. the tourists' reply got off to a disastrous start as they slumped to 28 for five, but a 177—run partnership between shehan jayasuriya and dasun shanaka suggested a miraculous recovery might be possible. however, jayasuriya was dismissed four runs short of a maiden odi century and shanaka fell two balls later as sri lanka were bowled out for 238. disappointed that when we batted, the first game, but unfortunately, they showed us some hope, but that is the way it goes. and finally, before i go, novak djokovic returns to tennis this week at the japan open, but before that, the world number one has been taking some of the local culture in tokyo. one of the country's biggest draws is of course sumo wrestling, so the serbian decided to have a go for himself. he may be top seed in his sport, but but i think he comes up short in the ring with this lot. the locals didn't look too impres

stories at least 50 people have died after a train caught fire in pakistan now it was on its way from karachi to rawalpindi pakistan where was official confirmed that the fire was caused after a gas cylinder carried by a passenger exploded. the iraqi military says one person has been killed after iraq it was fired into baghdad's heavily fortified green zone it happened shortly after a separate incident at that scene a bridge i will it says say security forces shot at least one protester dead and injured dozens more syrian state media is reporting heavy fighting between government troops and turkish forces near the border syrian government forces have taken up positions following a recent kurdish withdrawal palestinian politician leader gerard was being or has been arrested by israeli forces a jury a raid on a home in the occupied west bank city of ramallah she's a leading figure in the popular front for the liberation of palestine a party that's been banned by israel draws daughter yaffa says the family doesn't know where she's being held. just as her previous detentions by the israeli forces

tens of thousands of protesters in pakistan are marching from karachi to islamabad calling on the prime minister to resign the demonstration was organized by conservative and religious groups marchers are expected to reach the capital on thursday accusing one can of rigging last year's election and say his government is illegitimate the protesters also show solidarity with residents in indian administered kashmir which was stripped of its autonomy in august. now the driver of a truck that contained the bodies of $39.00 people is set to appear in a u.k. court later on monday morris robinson is facing charges of manslaughter people trafficking and money laundering 25 year old was arrested shortly after the container truck was found last week the identities of the 39 people are still to be confirmed 3 of the 5 people arrested over the incident have been released on bail germany's far right party has served in elections in the eastern state of touring gear the contest seen as an indicator of the party's growing strength in the region but the support for the alternative germany party wasn't

that they said going to be the big day for iran contra government thank you come on hiding in karachi. it is election day in argentina more opinion polls are pointing to a big defeat for president morris your mockery his conservative policies are blamed for failing to solve the latest financial currency crises his left it is up to finance his running mate is the former president cristina kirchner she could be on the brink of a comeback too despite facing a corruption trial and support from tourism stars. a taxi driver in winter. he's 57 years old and said that in his lifetime he has seen how argentina has repeated the same mistakes over and over again part of the me. i don't care about myself anymore it's about my children future generations how can it be that we can never turn the page around living a normal country i want to country with social justice and somehow we never get there. arjun ties are choosing between 6 presidential candidates the 2 frontrunners are the business friendly incumbent market he promised to reform argentina but has been struggling with a financial crisis an

the train was traveling from karachi toawalpindi. you may find secunder kermani's report distressing. secunder: flames engulfed three of the busy carriages. many of the passengers were heading for a religious gathering. >> it was difficult for us to get out of the train and save our lives. some members of the groupe managed to pemergency it was very chaotic. everyone thought they were going to die.: secundere injured were rushed to hospital, including by helicopter. most injured by the blaze, some as they leapt from the train. e ongst the wreckage, rescue workers found ths cylinders. railway officials believe the fire was caused when exploded whilst passengers used it to cook food. >> it was an oversight that it managed to take the cylinders on board which caused the explosion. at small stations there are no scanners, only larger ones. we regret this terrible event has happened. may god grant the victims a place in paradise. secunder: on twitter, prime minister imran khan expressed his condolences and ordered an inquiry. there is ang

train in pakistan sparking a huge fire and killing within 17 people the train was on its way from karachi to open do just outside islam about. iraq's military says one person has been killed after 2 walkouts were fired into baghdad's heavily fortified green zone it happened shortly after a separate incident at the cinema bridge witnesses say security forces shot at least one protester dead and injured dozens more. syrian state media reporting heavy fighting between government troops on turkish forces near the border town of . syrian government forces have taken up positions there after the recent kurdish withdrawal. at least 10 people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit the island of mindanao in the southern philippines the magnitude 6.5 tremor sent panicked residents running from homes shopping centers and a hospital several buildings also collapsed this is the 3rd earthquake to strike the same area in the past 2 weeks jamila dogon has more from manila emergency operations are well on their way and both national and regional resources are being put together to ensure that those wh

container truck was found last week and tens of thousands of protesters in pakistan are marching from karachi to islamabad calling on the prime minister to resign accuse him of rigging last year's general election the demonstration was organized by conservative religious groups. well those weather headlines the news continues here on the al-jazeera after tell the world stage and also watching i think. you're. northwest china what's called the singeing autonomous region. in august 28th change a united nations committee said it had received reports suggesting that new government policies were transforming the region into quote a massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy more than a 1000000 week has many of the muslims and other ethnic minorities have been rounded up there detained and forcibly indoctrinated all of us many of us will cry . when we align we decided to talk about it. just. tell the world. everyone. what happened what's been happening it's happening now. australian wheat years have been detained while visiting china and their relatives in singeing are under constant surve

as you say this train was travelling between the cities of karachi and rawalpindi but at 6:30am at local least three carriages. as part of the rescue efforts an army helicopter was mobilised to take some of the injured to nearby hospitals while the authorities were going through the authorities were going through the rather grim task of trying to identify all those who lost their lives. in terms of what started the fire, railway officials have been saying it began when a gas cylinder exploded. they say it was being used by some passengers to cook food. we have been hearing from so eyewitnesses who have said that is not the case. there was some kind of electrical fault on board the train. if prime minister, imran khan, had expressed his condolences and ordered an inquiry to take place. the pakistani railways do not have a particularly good safety record that this is one of the worst incidents certainly in the last decade. what will the scope of that inquiry be?” imagine it will be looking at what caused this fire. there are questions already being asked. if it was caused by a gas cylinder

recorded what happened as the flames tore through several carriages the train was on its way from karachi to dob appendage just outside the capital islamabad. in the uk after morning prayers i was sleeping and suddenly i heard some passengers were shouting about a fire in the train after that we started jumping from the train i lost most of my colleagues. correspondent come on high the has more from islamabad. it should not be forgotten. last year to draw the estimated 770000000 people to travel by train last year according to the railways minister that figure is now 80000000 people driving by train on your li and pakistan it is the g.p.s. mode of transport but it does become obsolete because. our danger now has been given to the state of the railways it's an aging system and most of the systems in fact are obsolete and there's pressure on the government to keep running more and more trains so they will be question marks as to how those people were able to board that train read cylinders and what could be in flammable material that is not security guards at a rate station so there were bi

board because the israelis are quite long as you mentioned the journey was from the southern city of karachi all the way up to the old bindi would just pick them typically it takes about 18 or 20 hours for this journey they were cooking breakfast they stayed over they slept overnight they can record their own 630 this morning when one of the stalls cause the gas burner that was there was fueling it to catch fire and then that in turn apparently caused you still got was next to it to catch fire and that set ablaze one of the coaches know when one of the coaches was ablaze said the 2 adjoining coaches on fire as well and that's why we've seen such high casualties and as it seems that train accidents i'm not uncommon in pakistan what's the reaction been to this one. well there have been definite calls for a proper investigation into how it was allowed for these gas canisters to be allowed on board in the 1st place and for those responsible going even as high as the rule was minister to resign over this issue as you say correctly this is not the 1st time that we've seen an accident pakistan's re

this monitor has the latest from karachi tens of thousands of people from the opposition parties are gathering had to well come day leave them alone outside learn ramón goals are going to be spearheading the anti government campaign this month started in karate and we heating now to islamabad everyone is joining us and clued in the opposition posses and this will make history if you want is worried about inflation and justice unemployment now is the time that everyone can should resign and have free energy released sions without military intervention of all dr dale or dale's scholar data d. would the people of question made it pretty 7th of october is also known as a black day and in pakistan it was the 1947 that indian troops marched into the different view dated region of kashmir by the opposition and also ordering up a black day they have already started protesting across the country to mark that particular day. but here is the atrocities by indian forces in kashmir unbearable and unacceptable the true violations of human rights we strongly condemn it it's been almost 3 months tha

administered kashmir which the strips of it sets out to me in this call hi to has the latest from karachi. tens of thousands of people from the opposition party are gathering had to welcome day leave them alone and follow ramón goes they're going to be spearheading the anti government campaign this month started in karate and we heating now to islamabad everyone is joining us and clearing all opposition parties and this will make history everyone is worried about inflation and justice unemployment now is the time that everyone can should resign and have free and fair elections without a military intervention of all the day the day of color data day would that be beloved coach made that pretty 7th of october a dog show known as the black day here in pakistan it was the 1947 that indian troops marched into the different view dated region of kashmir by the opposition a dog door during a black day they have already started protesting across the country to mark that particular day. but better yet the atrocities by indian forces in kashmir unbearable and unacceptable in the true violations of h

off the fast moving train it was travelling north through punjab province from the southern city of karachi. well let's get more on this now with is a heat hussein he's a local journalist based in islamabad to hit what is the latest from the scene of the accident. what if you said be tragic. accident and then want to. fight your fight have been reported killed and media and many of those you continue to be so once kind of. stunned it has going to mean. the problems but no. one has to dispute the most tragic when in fact it should be needed use of the security just fall on the train because according to law and yeah you're present you're taught not allowed to get the stem anything you see bimbo and that but this president just looked at dick gessen and if we had just built it on the slope and it could be this is saying that there were even looking. back if kerry which is unprecedented i never. knew or heard oh and they were all waiting probably we had to guess. a gathering by god and i think probably dead sure that. the security aspect had been ignored. this is good i don't know what happene

on thursday a fire erupted on the service between the pakistani cities of karachi and rawalpindi. most of the passengers on board were traveling to one of the country's biggest religioious festivals when traragedy struck. off the mornining plans i was slsleeping and suddenly i heard some pasassages s shouting aboua fifire in the e trade. after tht we s started jumping o off. i lt most of my colleagues. the cycylinder exploded and i don't know how firire erupted evererywhere i jumpepedut of the train to save my life. there was a whole line of people behind me they pushed. according to o ilway officials the fire e erupted off to a gas cylinder used for cooking exploded such devices are technically not allowed on trains but passengers often cook their own meals during long distance journeys. the train's driver meanwhile explained how he needed to act quickly to prevent the death toll from rising. generally have the chain was pulled and i stop the train. my system got down. and so that some coaches had coal fire. i quickly ask the systemem to secure the trai. we d disconnected the coa

says the government is to blame he is among thousands of people travelling from the southern city of karachi to islamabad to call on pakistan's prime minister imran khan to resign on a government so you have inflation has increased so much we are helpless we can't pay for i will children's school fees or sleeve money to buy a home we feel powerless faced with a weak economy and high inflation rate protesters say a decent living wage is becoming a luxury. before taking office in 2018 imraan khan said his economic plan would generate millions of jobs but budget deficits and limited foreign reserves have crippled growth supporters say he deserves credit for reaching a $6000000000.00 bailout agreement in may but the international monetary fund but these are serious measures that followed haven't been well received a madrassa. this useless government has been in office for one year and nothing has been done for people they are involved in corruption and the inflation was not as high with previous governments we will stay here until the government resigns. the . us the anti-government protests hav

the train was travelling from karachi to rawalpindi.t distressing. flames engulf at least three of the busy carriages. many of the passengers inside were heading for a religious gathering. translation: it was very difficult for us to get out of the train and save our lives. some members of the group managed to pull the emergency chain. it was very chaotic. everyone thought they were going to die. the injured were rushed to hospital, including by helicopter — most injured by the blaze, some as they leapt from the train. amongst the wreckage, these gas cylinders. railway officials believe the fire was caused when one exploded whilst passengers used it to cook food. translation: it was an oversight that they managed to take the cylinders on board, which caused the explosion. at small stations, there are no scanners, only at larger ones. we regret this terrible event has happened. may god grant the victims a place in paradise. on twitter, prime minister imran khan expressed his condolences and ordered an inquiry. there is anger about the la

the train was travelling between karachi and rawalpindi.kistan's largest annual religious congregations near lahore. pakistan's prime minister tweeted: we're told this was caused by a gas cylinder which exploded while a passenger was using it to cook breakfast. it's worth adding that pakistan has a history of fatal railway accidents, with high casualties because trains are often packed with far more passengers than they were designed for. a0 people were injured. the bbc‘s farhatjaved has been to one of the hospitals treating them. we are here when nine people have been brought with burn injuries from this tragic incident that happened today in rahim yar khan in the south of punjab province. eyewitnesses have claimed that they tried to use the emergency brakes, but it failed. and the train didn't stop, and this is the reason that and the train didn't stop, and this is the reason th witnesses - also of the damage. witnesses have also confirmed that some of the passengers tried to jump off the burning train, and this was the reason that they d

the train was travelling from karachi to rawalpindi.the flames ripped through three crowded carriages, trapping dozens of passengers who were on their way to a religious gathering. many of the injured were brought to this hospital in bahawalpur. some on the train were sleeping when it caught fire. rubina's husband pushed her out of the window to save her life. but she is critically injured. translation: smoke filled up everywhere and it was hard to breathe but i pushed my wife out of the train and then tried to jump but people fell on me. dozens have suffered burn injuries and dozens were killed. these are some of the passengers whojumped off the burning train when it was on fire. they are traumatised for horrific scenes they have witnessed, but they are more worried about their loved ones who are still missing. train accidents are common in pakistan, but this one is said to be one of the worst in the last two decades. the cause of the fire is unclear. officials blamed a group of passengers who were cooking breakfast on a gas cylinder w

the train was travelling from karachi to rawalpindi.s used a gas cylinder to cook their breakfast and it exploded. our correspondent in islamabad is secunder kermani. a warning — you may find his report distressing. desperate bystanders watch as the flames burn. they engulfed at least three of the busy carriages. many of the passengers were heading for a religious gathering. translation: it was very difficult for us to get out of the train and save our lives. some members of the group managed to pull the emergency chain. it was very chaotic. everyone thought they were going to die. the injured were rushed to hospital, some by helicopter, whilst helpless crowds watched firefighters extinguish the blaze. amongst the wreckage, these gas cylinders — railway officials believe the fire was caused when one exploded whilst passengers used it to cook food. translation: we could smell something burning in the night, i kept on saying that i can smell something burning, but no—one paid attention. so in the morning we saw there was a fire in carriag

the train was travelling from karachi to rawalpindi.ng. the flames ripped through three crowded carriages, trapping dozens of passengers who were on their way to a religious gathering. many of the injured were brought to this hospital in bahawalpur. some on the train were sleeping when it caught fire. rubina's husband pushed her out of the window to save her life. but she is critically injured. translation: smoke filled up everywhere and it was hard to breathe but i pushed my wife out of the train and then tried to jump but people fell on me. dozens have suffered burn injuries and dozens were killed. these are some of the passengers whojumped off the burning train when it was on fire. they are traumatised for horrific scenes they have witnessed, but they are more worried about their loved ones who are still missing. train accidents are common in pakistan, but this one is said to be one of the worst in the last two decades. the cause of the fire is unclear. officials blamed a group of passengers who were cooking breakfast on a gas cylind

his people will be marching on it it is going to be a long drive from the southern border city of karachi the opposition party that was there throwing their weight behind him there demanding for the resignation of the pakistani prime minister embryon khan and they're also saying that there should be a new election it in pakistan so it is going to be important to see what plays out in the next few days as the opposition continues to increase its pressure on iran contra step down. going to go back to one of those stories we brought you earlier the 72nd anniversary of india's army 1st arriving in kashmir region which became a flashpoint soon after india was partitioned by britain's government and konya forces went home the supporters from in the main city of. the rebels hold a grenade at the indian security officials here last night and then exchanged fire at least 6 indian security officials were injured and the rebels then ran to a nearby essay matches hospital which is the biggest hospital in. the street and managed to escape the timing is also interesting because today's what many descri

pakistan for what's being billed as the long march supporters of the opposition just start marching in karachinday and walk to the capital they accuse promise to iran card of economic mismanagement and a demanding his resignation kemal high the reports from islamabad and money. back. security forces are getting ready this drill includes firing tear gas and crowd control procedures it's all in preparation for an operation in marjah in the capital islamabad meanwhile the leader of the protest marches making preparations of age old one of our little red man inspectors men from one total islam a component of the j u i who have been tasked to maintain order during the rally. of the government is to perform hyperinflation and isolation of the country we have a common cause and that's why we will come. and won't accept anything short of him branson's ignition. so what is the one to connect him i guess but some are concerned that the men are wearing what looks like military uniforms the movie which prompted the government to ban the outfit saying political parties cannot have such. danger of thousands

train in pakistan sparking a huge fire and killing at least 70 people the train was on its way from karachi to open the just outside islamabad. story open schools and universities in lebanon have been cancelled as anti-government protesters continue their sit in in parts of the capital prime minister sahadi resigned on tuesday but he's been asked by the president to stay on as a temporary caretaker until a new government is formed. nearly 5 months of protests or purse hong kong's economy into recession for the 1st time in a decade the city has now recorded negative growth in 2 consecutive quarters. fire has devastated an ancient castle on the japanese island of okinawa it's one of the region's most popular unesco world heritage sites rob mcbride reports. surely consulate's will never walk in i was best known. tourist spots and had earned world heritage status in 2000. the fire broke out in the main buildings before dawn the flames spreading quickly through the ancient timbers more than 10 fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze but there was little they could do local people looking on h

a train in pakistan sparking a huge fire and killing at least 70 people train was on its way from karachi to opens it just outside islamabad. iraq's military says one person has been killed after 2 off its were fired into baghdad's heavily fortified green zone it happened shortly after a separate incident of these seen a bridge witnesses say security forces shot at least one protester dead and injured dozens more. syrian state media are reporting heavy fighting between government troops on turkish forces near the border town of and also lying syrian government forces have taken up positions there after the recent kurdish withdrawal. at least 10 people have been killed when a powerful earthquake hit the island of mindanao in the southern philippines the magnitude 6.5 tremors sent panicked residents running from homes shopping centers and a hospital several buildings have also collapsed this is the 3rd earthquake to strike the same area. the past 2 weeks the israeli army has arrested a prominent palestinian politician during a raid on her home in the occupied west bank city of law. is a for

producing some very very rough and dangerous seas so much so that this is actually the harbor in karachi the pakistani met department has advised all the fisherman to come in shore because it is so dangerous out there you can see here some of the villages just off the coast the have actually been flooded so keeping an eye on that for the next few days it's a fairly calm picture west of the charles i want to shot across northern sections of iran and then as we head off into thursday some rain really pushing down into northern areas of turkey so cold and just 17 degrees 23 and much cooler in baghdad with a high of 27 inches have been coming down steadily across the arabian peninsula but what we're watching of course is that cycling by wednesday into thursday very close this coastal area of oman very high dangerous winds and certainly very high and dangerous seas on the re will certainly begins impact much of this coast bringing the temperature down in muscat 29 is the high at best we'll keep an eye on this over the next few days meanwhile down into southern africa because here's some good

recorded what happened as the flames tore through several carriages the train was on its way from karachi to attendee which is just outside the capital islamabad osama bin job that has moved from al infinity gruesome details of this tragedy had been emerging with this is a describing accounts of how people jumped from the burning train many people lost their lives as they jumped others lost consciousness as the fire in the small quickly spread into 3 bodies the real reason minister says that the fire was caused by a storm inside one of the bodies as passengers tried to make breakfast but that account has been contradicted by some witnesses who accuse the real ministry of mishandling and mismanagement and the fire was actually caused by a short circuit and investigation has been launched by the prime minister and bodies of the people the bodies of the victims rather have been flown to re-inflate various places some of the bodies the be told are of bird beyond recognition and d.n.a. tests have been ordered as well it's worth noting that this is not the 1st incident of its kind and bugs on r

train in pakistan sparking a huge fire that killed at least 70 people the train was on its way from karachi to raul pindi just outside the capital islamabad. there are more casualties due to the speed of the train. fire that's why dozens of people are dead and. now plans to reopen schools and universities in lebanon have been canceled amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations security forces have cleared most of the roads but sessions continue around the country the israeli army has arrested a prominent palestinian politician during a raid on her home in the occupied west bank city of ramallah. as a former member of the palestinian legislative council she's also a leading figure in the popular front for the liberation of palestine it's a party that's been banned by israel nearly 5 months of protests have pushed hong kong's economy into recession for the 1st time in a decade the city has now recorded negative growth in 2 consecutive quarters a short time ago police again used tear gas to break up demonstrations south korea's military says north korea has fired 2 unidentified projectiles to

the train of a popular train that drivers between karachi and. patted. that they were group of missionaries on board they were proceeding for a. gathering in the city of lahore. where all these missionaries get together by one of those groups patently making and one of the. accident happened they were not there are on board. the cause of the fire and because their train moving. train. all right apologies you seem to have a connection issues with the harder he was giving us an update on that explosion on the train that took place war lot later the iraqi military says one person has been killed after 2 rockets were fired into baghdad's heavily fortified green zone it happened shortly after another incident at the nearby bridge witnesses say security forces shot at least one protester dead and injured many more laura burdon mally has more. was 6. defying clouds of tear gas and reports of live ammunition these protesters a tearing down concrete barriers their aim to reach the highly secured green zone home to government offices and embassies. iraqi human rig

from karachi to islamabad calling on the prime minister to resign. his government is. a demonstration. of religious groups. with the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera tell the world are watching. the chinese government has set up internment camps in the northwestern region of singeing it calls them reeducation centers and it's using them to detain thousands of the week ethnic group without charge the we do is mainly muslims and speak a turkic language. it has also encouraged large numbers of han chinese to move to the region to shift the ethnic balance. the police routinely arrest men and women young and and put them in the camps where they are indoctrinated for hours at a time with government propaganda. these include week as who've left china and obtained a stray and citizenship but have been arrested while simply visiting singeing. nearly every astray and week a family has a relative in one of the camps. we are going survivor's guilt here because we live in a free country and safe and sound yet we're living this emotional prison. date almost and that's how