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Pakistan train fire

At least 73 passengers have died after a train from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire.

At least 73 passengers have died after a train from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire. The blaze is thought to have spread to at least three carriages. According to officials many of the victims died as they tried to jump off the burning train and another 40 people have been injured.

Also in the programme: the career of one of the best known British politicians, speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, who retires today; and an investigation into the criminal activities of Liberia's "Zogos".

(Picture: Fire fighters work to cool down the burnt-out train carriages in Pakistan's Punjab province. AFP/ Saddique)

53 minutes

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  • Thu 31 Oct 2019 10:06GMT

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