151 Killed, 140 Injured in Pakistan Oil Tanker Fire
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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2015-17 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 12, ISSUE 175 | Monday, 26 June 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS JUNAID’S VILLAGE DIVERSITY INDIAN CRICKET LET’S MAKE DELHI TO SPORT BLACK IS INDIA’S COMMUNITY ROADS SAFER BADGES THIS STRENGTH, SAYS HAILS WOMEN’S SAYS SIDHARTH EID PG4 PM PG5 VICTORY PG15 MALHOTRA PG16 44 TRUMP DESCRIBES MODI AS 'TRUE FRIEND' Quick News PM-Trump talks: Civil Srinagar encounter: 2 151 killed, 140 injured in militants killed nuclear deal to figure, Pakistan oil tanker fire no pact on reactors LAHORE: An oil tanker over- ent at his house when his cousin MPOST BUREAU turned and burst into flames as called him informing that the vil- crowds rushed to collect fuel that lage people were rushing to the NEW DELHI: The Indo-US spilt over on a highway in Paki- highway to collect “free oil”. civil nuclear deal is expected stan’s Punjab Province, killing over Video images of the people to figure during talks between 150 people and injuring more than gathered to collect petrol emerged Prime Minister Narendra Modi 140 others, in one of the deadliest showing young and old people fill- and President Donald Trump accidents in the country. ing their bikes with the spilt oil and tomorrow, but a pact between The oil tanker coming from collecting it in bottles and cans. the NPCIL and Westinghouse SRINAGAR: Security forces on Sunday gunned Karachi and headed to Lahore The leaking fuel was even flow- to build six power reactors in down two militants holed up inside a school on overturned early on Sunday morn- ing along the highway in the fields. Andhra Pradesh is unlikely to the outskirts of Srinagar, ending an encounter ing on the national highway at the People were seen sitting near the be signed. of over 14 hours in which two Army men were Ahmedpur Sharqia area of the fields collecting fuel in cans and A host of strategic issues is also injured. The militants had entered the Delhi Bahawalpur district, some 400 km bottles. Surprisingly there is no expected to be discussed dur- maiden meeting. Public School located close to the Srinagar- from Lahore, after a tyre burst and burns unit in the whole district of ing the parleys between the “Look forward to welcom- Jammu National Highway last evening after the driver lost control. Bahawalpur. leaders of the world’s two larg- ing India’s PM Modi to @White- attacking a CRPF party in the nearby Pantha The fire was apparently caused The Punjab government and est democracies, including House on Monday. Important Chowk, killing one officer and injuring a con- by someone who lit a cigarette army helicopters shifted the crit- the progress on the 2008 civil strategic issues to discuss with stable. The road opening party of the CRPF was after people from nearby locali- ically burnt people to Multan, nuclear deal, according to offi- a true friend!,” Trump posted attacked in high security zone located less than ties gathered on the highway to Lahore and Faisalabad for better cial sources here. on his official (@POTUS) Twit- a kilometre away from the headquarter of the collect petrol, officials said. health facilities. They said a financial turmoil ter handle. A Pakistan army soldier stands guard while rescue workers examine the site of Srinagar-based Army Corps. Immediately there- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, According to a government in Westinghouse and absence of Modi, in his reply to Trump, after, the security forces cordoned off the school who was in London to celebrate an oil tanker explosion PIC/ PTI official, at least 75 bikes and about a functional reference atomic thanked him for the “warm per- premises which has seven buildings, comprising Eid along with his family mem- women and children lost their lives Afzal termed it a “huge tragedy” a dozen cars were also burnt at plant were the main impedi- sonal welcome” and said he was 36 rooms, and the staff and others were evacu- bers, cut short his visit and left for in this tragedy. The condition of in the history of Pakistan. the site. Punjab Chief Minister ments behind the Nuclear “greatly” looking forward to the ated on Saturday night itself. Pakistan. more than 50 injured is critical and “At least 123 people were burnt Shehbaz Sharif announced Rs 2 Power Corporation of India meeting and discussions tomor- An offensive to flush out the militants was “This is a tragedy of its kind they are being shifted to Lahore alive and died on the spot while the million each for victims and Rs Limited’s (NPCIL) unwilling- row at the White House. launched this morning, a police official said. P6 in the country’s history that left and Faisalabad cities to save their injured were shifted to the district 1 million each for the injured. ness to sign the agreement with Modi, who arrived here Sun- everyone in grief in Pakistan. My lives,” Rescue official Jam Sajjad headquarters hospital and Victoria He also reached Bahawalpur to the American nuclear giant. day morning, will hold summit thoughts are with the victims’ fam- said, adding that the death toll Hospital in Bahawalpur where the ensure best medical treatment US President Donald Trump talks with Trump Monday after- World’s highest rail track ilies,” Sharif said before leaving for could rise further. condition of most of them is criti- for the injured. Prime Minister said on Sunday that “strategic noon in the White House and Pakistan. He said most of the dead bod- cal,” Afzal said, adding that about Nawaz Sharif, President Mam- issues” would be on the table the two leaders would spend survey to commence at Leh Rescue officials said the blaze ies were completely charred and 50,000 litres of fuel spilt from the noon Hussain, Pakistan Tehreek- when he holds talks with his several hours together in var- from the oil spill engulfed scores they will be identified only by oil tanker. e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan and “true friend” Prime Minister ious settings including one- NEW DELHI: The Railways will kick off the of residents, killing 151 people and DNA tests. Muhammad Hanif, 40, who Pakistan Peoples Party chair- Narendra Modi here on Mon- on-one and delegation-level final location survey of the 498 km long Bilas- injuring more than 140 others. District Coordination Officer suffered burns, told reporters at the man Bilawal Bhutto condoled the day, as the two leaders look to meetings, a reception and a pur-Manali-Leh line at Leh in Jammu and Kash- “Some 151 people including (DCO) Bahwalpur Rana Salim Victoria Hospital that he was pres- tragedy. AGENCIES strike a personal rapport in their working dinner. mir this week. Coming up at a high of 3,300 metres, the MEHBOOBA ORDERS INQUIRY EID FERVOUR strategically important rail project is touted to Taliban attack become the highest rail track in the world, over- checkpost near taking China’s Qinghai Tibet Railway. Four of Delhi family, 3 The all-weather Leh rail network is one of the four important railway connectivities identified India-made dam, by the defence ministry along the China border. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate others killed as cable car 10 cops killed the work for the final location survey on June 27 at an estimated cost of Rs 157.77 crore. The sur- KABUL: At least 10 policemen vey is funded by the defence ministry. P7 plummets in Gulmarg were killed and four others injured on Saturday night when SRINAGAR: Four members of a Delhi Taliban militants attacked a family and three tourist guides were checkpost near India-made In today’s killed when a cable car came crashing Salma dam in Afghanistan’s down after a ropeway snapped midair Herat province. paper in the ski-resort of Gulmarg on Sunday, “A group of Taliban mili- prompting the J-K government to order tants attacked the checkpoint ... a high-level inquiry. near Salma dam in Chasht dis- CITY A tree, uprooted by strong winds, trict and fled after killing the fell on the ropeway of Gulmarg Gon- policemen,” a security official METRO PHASE III COULD START BY MAR 2018 3 dola severing the lines and plummet- said. NATION ing the cable car to the ground, a police Jelani Farhad, spokesman A sea of devotees offer their prayers at Jama Masjid in Delhi on Sunday PIC/ HIMANSHI BHATIA official said. for the governor of the west- VOTE WITH CONSCIENCE: MEIRA 7 The police said they rescued around ern Herat province, said the 150 people stranded due to the snap- Taliban attacked late Saturday, EDIT ping of the cable car ropeway in north setting off a gunbattle in which Army rethinking on Sahayak system MOTHER-TONGUE: COMPLEX ISSUE 8 Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Four of five insurgents were killed. the deceased belonged to a family from The Taliban have steadily INTERNATIONAL Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh, he said. They expanded their reach across MPOST BUREAU where some army jawans were times of peace and war. have been identified as Jayant Andras- being sent to their homes, the spokes- Afghanistan since US and seen voicing their anger over At the same time, the gov- BOSNIA, HERZEGOVINA CELEBRATE YOGA DAY 10 kar, his wife Manisha Andraskar and person said. international forces for- NEW DELHI: The Army the Sahayak system with some ernment had said Sahayaks or BUSINESS their two minor daughters, Anagha An official of the cable car com- mally concluded their com- is now actively consider- even alleging that they are orderlies are combatants and and Janhvi.