exploded as passengers were preparing breakfast the train was on its way from karate in the south to raul pindi which is next to islamabad the accident took place near the town of liquid poor in punjab province local officials said most of the victims died after jumping off the fast moving train while dozens were injured some of them are in a critical condition warning that 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 when 2 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 imran khan offered

pakistan sparking a huge fire and chilling at least 60 people it was on its way from karate to rubble pindi just outside islamabad it's. iraq's military says one person has been killed after 2 rockets were fired into baghdad's haven't fortified green zone it happened shortly after a separate incident at the scene bridge witnesses say security forces shot at least one professor dead and injured dozens more. syrian state media is reporting heavy fighting between government troops and turkish forces near the border town of us in line syrian government forces have taken up positions there following a recent kurdish withdrawal. there are fears off atrocities taking place in burundi as the country gears up for an election next year the united nations special envoy to burundi has announced he'll step down saying the government is refusing to cooperate or acknowledge human rights abuses mike hanna has more from the u.n. in new york. the council was addressed by the special envoy to burundi michel co-founder who said he remained concerned about the number of human rights violations within that count

the accident happened near the town of rafah in the south of punjab province with reports from raul pindi where the train was headed. water he says someone give me water because this man is among the dozens of people wounded when a passenger train caught fire in pakistan witnesses say in addition to those who were burned alive many people died as the tried to jump from the high speed burning train most of them were pogroms heading to a religious gathering they routinely carry all essential items including gas cylinders and bedding for their religious meeting which lasts for days initial reports suggest that someone tried to make breakfast on an open gas flame one investigator told al-jazeera that the speed of the train fanned the flames small mattresses and belongings of the pilgrims acted as fuel in the fire quickly spread to other witnesses say it was caused by a short circuit the prime minister has ordered an investigation and the minister in charge admits there was a failure here. this is a security lapse and these people were successful in carrying the stores in cylinder in the coach

train it was travelling through punjab province on route from the southern city of karachi to rohan pindi. well for more on this now let's bring in a 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 calm purcell to the city of melbourne now that is the nearest urban center that has sort of developed a 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. 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 rise some of those who

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 that. this was just the lates

reports from royal pindi where the train was headed. water he says someone give me water because this man is among the dozens of people wounded when a passenger train caught fire in pakistan witnesses say in addition to those who were burned alive many people died as a tried to jump from the high speed burning train most of them were pogroms heading to a religious gathering they routinely carry all essential items including gas cylinders and beddings for their religious meeting which lasts for days initial reports suggest that someone tried to make breakfast on an open gas flame one investigator told al-jazeera that the speed of the train fanned the flames small mattresses and belongings of the pilgrims acted as fuel and the fire quickly spread to other witnesses say it was caused by a short circuit the prime minister has ordered an investigation and the minister in charge admits there was a failure. here this is a security lapse and these people were successful in carrying the stores in cylinder in the coaches we don't have scanners in

happened as the flames tore through several carriages the train was on its way from karate to roll pindi which is just outside islamabad. leap year 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 know what was going on don't worry about it there are more casualties due to the speed of the train window coloring the fire that's why dozens of people are dead and wounded. plans to reopen schools and universities in lebanon have been cancelled as anti-government protesters continue their sit ins in parts of the capital protesters have been blocking roads in and around beirut's they're calling for political leaders to go prime minister saad quit on choose they but he's been asked by the president to stay on as a temporary caretaker until a new government is formed xenophobes a puzzling update from beirut's. what happened yesterday was that daily life really was returning to normal schools universities were supposed to open today protesters left the streets

happened as the flames tore through several carriages the train was on its way from to watch its arrival pindi which is just outside islamabad was about to say there are more casualties due to the speed of the train wind excel ring of fire that's why dozens of people are dead and wounded let's get the latest on collider he's joining us from islamabad is there a fear come all that the death toll could rise even further. absolutely because most of those people who are still alive are badly burned is a direct damage of that fire on days which happened in district raimi are on about 150 kilometers from the city of more than now in border nord also that there were many missionaries on board 'd for borges which caught fire and apparently it was because of course. they were preparing break 1st according to reports also the fact that the drain rods moving at considerable speed which fueled the fire and they drained. dr a it took him a while to realize that his ball 'd gaze at that area where on fire now the military has been colored and helicopters are there they're scared to move the badly burned to

what happened as the flames tore through several carriages train was on its way from karate to rubble pindi which is just outside islamabad iraq's military says one person has been killed after 2 rockets were fired into baghdad's heavily fortified green zone it happened shortly after a separate incident at the scene bridge witnesses say for security forces shot at least one protester dead and injured dozens more syrian state media as the fighters are reporting heavy fighting between government troops on turkish forces near the border it happens around the town of frost the line syrian government forces have taken up positions in the north east after the recent kurdish withdrawal it's part of a deal between russia and turkey to start joint security patrols and local media in syria reporting at least 9 people have died in a car bomb in the country's west it happened in the aleppo countryside there been several bombings in the region since turkey began its offensive in northern syria earlier this month. at least 10 people have been killed when a powerful earthquake hit the island of mindanao i

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 towards the sea

recorded flames tearing through several carriages that train was on its way from karate to rubble pindi which is just outside of islamabad haidar is joining us for an update on what exactly happened and to tell us about the latest death toll that you're hearing. more we have received. the military. military doctor that. 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 on

happened is the flames tore through several carriages the train was on its way from cut on to total one pindi which is just outside islamabad some a big as this update. gruesome details of this tragedy have been emerging witnesses have been describing accounts of how people jumped from the burning train many people lost their lives as they jumped others lost consciousness as the fire and the smoke quickly spread into 3 bodies the railways 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 railways 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 the bodies of the people the bodies of the victims rather have been flown to inflate various places some of the bodies the be told are burned 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 pakistan railways have a checkered history w