Two bogies of Bahauddin Zakaria Express, heading from Karachi to Lahore, derailed at Rohri near Sukkur on Wednesday morning, spreading panic among the passengers, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Sources in Pakistan Railways (PR), however, told 24News TV channel that slow speed of the train prevented the bogies from turning over completely, and thus a major mishap was avoided.

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They further said that the movement of trains had been restored after relief activities for three hours.

Reporter Imdad Bozdar