Bilawal calls on Sheikh Rashid to resign.

SUKKUR/ISLAMABAD -- PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has demanded Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid resign in the aftermath of the Sadiqabad train accident that claimed 21 lives Thursday morning. He said train accidents are becoming common and Rashid isn't doing anything. The PPP chief called for an inquiry against the rising number of train accidents in the country and Rashid and urged that until the inquiry is completed, Rashid should step down as minister. He called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to demand Rashid resign. Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal said, 'Imran Khan cannot ask for resignation but he can give the ministry to a person who has the time to run it.'

'The prime minister should discourage the trend of false performances,' he added. Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said it was worrying that there was an increase in the number of train accidents. 'The reason and motive...

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