Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati suspended as many as nine high-ranking officers from Karachi, Lahore and Sukkur for showing negligence that led to collision of trains at Ghotki.

The United Nations strongly condemns the deadly attack against the members of a non-profit organization HALO Trust, which has been involved in landmine clearing in Afghanistan, and is calling for an investigation into the incident, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Wednesday

A Russian man on Wednesday fatally shot two court marshals in the city of Sochi as they were trying to evict residents of illegally constructed buildings that are about to be demolished, the office of the Russian Interior Ministry for the Krasnodar Territory said

The Railways Minsiter says 23 passengers are being treated in different hospitals, pointing out that probe into the accident is underway and the officials found guilty of negligence will be punished.