Adil Najam
This photograph, was taken yesterday (Nov. 2) by Khalid Tanveer of the Associated Press. Take from a different angle, it continues to boggle the mind. It is a train coming back from Multan after a religious congregation. Was this just a photo-op or were they actually traveling like this.
Did anyone call the Gunniess Book of World Records to count the number of people stuck to the train?
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I love it! lol…aap sirf jazba dekhain!….we’ll do anything :)
I don’t believe it. How on earth? What are they clinging to? Photoshopped? Doesn’t look like it. Are they doing this just for the photograph, because clearly once the train starts moving they will be falling off like flies. Not safe – even by Pakistani standards.
I think its a regional phenomenon. Here is an example of Bangladesh last year
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Nawa-i-Waqt reported yesterday that they were actually coming from Multan from Maulana Ilyas Sunnat congregation.Train certainly cannot move as driver can,t see rom the window