In pictures: the Tezgam tragedy

Funerals began at dawn in Pakistan on November 1 after a devastating fire ripped through a crowded train carrying religious pilgrims, killing at least 74, with many of the victims resident of one southern town.

The burnt-out train carriages a day after the passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

Inside of a burnt-out train carriage a day after the passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

People look at the burnt-out train carriages. PHOTO: AFP

People look at the burnt-out train carriages. PHOTO: AFP

People walk past the burnt-out train carriages. PHOYO: AFP

A man looks at the burnt-out train carriages. PHOTO: AFP

The burnt-out train carriages a day after a passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

People look at the burnt-out train carriages. PHOTO: AFP

The burnt-out train carriages a day after a passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP

The burnt-out train carriages a day after a passenger train caught on fire in Rahim Yar Khan. PHOTO: AFP