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Fresh Inspection Belies Earlier Findings on Train Accident

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 Kainat R

Shalimar Express accident — Pakistan Railways inspector examines derailed coaches at accident site as fresh inspection contradicts earlier inquiry findings March 2026

A fresh inspection of the Shalimar Express accident site has produced findings that directly contradict the conclusions of the original Pakistan Railways inquiry — deepening the controversy over who or what caused one of the most serious train accidents on the Karachi-Lahore corridor in recent years. The Shalimar Express accident original inquiry had attributed the derailment primarily to driver error and excessive speed — but the fresh inspection commissioned after the 60 percent brakes failure revelation found that track condition deficiencies, signal failures, and maintenance lapses at the depot level…

60pc of Shalimar Express Coaches ‘Didn’t Have Brakes’: Pakistan Railway

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 Kainat R

Shalimar Express brakes issue — Pakistan Railways officials inspect derailed coaches after Shalimar Express accident as inquiry reveals 60 percent coaches had no working brakes 2026

Pakistan Railway’s own inquiry committee has confirmed that 60 percent of the Shalimar Express coaches involved in the latest accident did not have functioning brakes — exposing the Shalimar Express brakes issue as a systemic maintenance failure that runs far deeper than any single incident or individual negligence. The Shalimar Express brakes issue finding — that more than half of the passenger coaches on one of Pakistan’s oldest and most used long-distance trains were operating without working brake systems — has shocked passengers, transport safety advocates, and parliamentarians who are…