Pakistani security officials stand next to a passenger train compartment on November 1, 2015. PHOTO: AFP
The deceased was identified as Pervaiz, a resident of Rawalpindi's Dhoke Ratta area.
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"The incident took place in Marrir when Pervaiz jumped on the railway track to take a selfie in front of a train that was moving towards him," a police official told The Express Tribune.
Selfie, an act of taking a picture of oneself with a mobile phone, placing the subject center-stage, has in recent years, inspired a spate of risk taking and offensive public behaviour, pushing the boundaries of safety and decorum, whether by dangling from a skyscraper or posing with live explosives.
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Earlier in September, a 19-year-old Texas man who was posing with a gun for a social media selfie photo accidentally shot himself and died from the wounds.
“A witness told police he was taking a selfie with a gun and the gun accidentally discharged,” Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva said.
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