Islamabad: (RightNow) Pakistan Railways experienced 349 train accidents over four and a half years. Among these, 95 incidents were due to staff errors.

Details of railway accidents and other projects were presented in the National Assembly. The Federal Minister for Railways stated that track faults were the major cause from January 2022 to September 2026.

The Federal Minister mentioned that 64 accidents occurred due to rolling stock failures, while 120 cases are still pending. Investigations into 331 accidents have been completed.

The Federal Minister revealed that work is underway on a new 480-kilometer track from Karachi to Rohri. This project is part of ML1 and could help reduce accidents.

It is noteworthy that other issues were also discussed in the National Assembly, including dengue cases, HIV prevention, and hepatitis C eradication plans.