Shawdesh Desk:

The death toll in the Tezgam Express tragedy has risen to 73 after the train caught fire following a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan on Thursday.

The incident happened in Liaquatpur, near Rahim Yar Khan of Punjab province when the train was en route for Lahore from Karachi, Geo TV reported.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday expressed grief over the Karachi-Rawalpindi Tezgam Express tragedy.

“Deeply saddened by the terrible tragedy of the Tezgam train. My condolences go to the victims’ families and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. I have ordered an immediate inquiry to be completed on an urgent basis,” Khan wrote on Twitter.