Samjhota Tragedy: Seven Pakistanis laid to rest in India 
By Khawaja Ahsan Paul 'Pakistan Times' Punjab Bureau Chief

LAHORE: The bodies of seven victims of Samjhota tragedy are being brought to Pakistan by road and would reach at Wagah border late Wednesday night.

According to Pakistan Railways sources here, Indian Railways officials have intimated that 20 bodies have been identified of which 14 belong to Pakistan.

Seven bodies have been sent by road and would reach at Wagah late tonight at around 11:00pm. These dead bodies are of Syed Iftikhar Ali, Ashraf Jahan (his wife), Mehak (daughter), Hasan Ali, Izhar Hussain, Razia Sultan (relatives).

Pakistan Railways have arranged ambulances besides transportation for the relatives of the deceased accompanying the dead bodies.

From the Wagah the bodies would be taken to old airport wherefrom they would be airlifted by C130 to Hyderabad and Karachi.

The sources said two officials of Pakistan Railways who have gone to India are in constant contact with Railways authorities here and any further information provided by them in connection with identification of the deceased, injured would be immediately disseminated.

Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Chairman Railways Shakeel Durrani are themselves supervising all the arrangements in this connection.

It may be mentioned 68 persons were killed when fire sweptthrough two coaches of Samjhota Express following two blasts near Panipat late on Sunday night.

Six Pakistanis, who Bodies of seven victims of Samjhota tragedy to arrive tonight

According to Pakistani railways officials, the seven dead bodies to a Hyderabadi family of Tasleem Khan have been laid to rest in India.

Tight Security in India

And a report from New Delhi says that tightening the security measures at Old Delhi Railway Station, railways officials at New Delhi decided Wednesday not to allow entry of people other than passengers at the platform in Old Delhi Railway station from where Samjhauta Express leaves for Pakistan.

The passengers will also not be allowed to carry more than 40 kg luggage and two secret cameras have also been installed on platform.

The Railways has also decided not to attach general compartments on the train. The railways officials have set up a special counter at Old Delhi Railway Station.

"Yes, we have taken these measures keeping in mind the security aspect," said CPRO, Northern Railway, Rajiv Saxena.●