13 booked for setting railway station on fire

Railways minister strongly condemned the setting on fire of the Tarnol Railway Station by the PTI protesters

RAWALPINDI:

Rawalpindi railway police have booked 13 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers under the Anti-Terrorism Act for setting fire to the Tarnol railway station following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan.

In this incident, furniture and files in the station were also damaged after the fire, and the doors and windows of the station were also stolen. The railway authorities have registered a case against the saboteurs at the Rawalpindi Railway Police Station.

The process of obtaining the CCTV footage to identify those responsible for the incident was still under way, Railway police said. The Tarnol Railway Station suffered more than Rs0.5 million in damages owing to the fire. Train service is operational as usual.

Meanwhile, Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday strongly condemned the setting on fire of the Tarnol Railway Station by the PTI protesters.

Chairing a meeting at the ministry, he said that the miscreants who were involved to damage the government property would be brought to justice at all costs. “No one will be allowed to damage the government installations as the protection of life and property of the citizens is the priority of the government,” the minister added.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 13^th, 2023.