Sindh opposes train service resumption.

KARACHI -- The Sindh government has opposed the decision by the Centre to resume the train service across the country and warned that in case of any 'untoward situation' the relevant federal department should be held responsible.

Provincial Transport Minister Syed Awais Shah said in a statement on Monday that the federal government had decided to resume train services across the country without taking the province into confidence.

'We will not allow any train to enter Sindh limits if SOPs [standard operation procedures] are not followed completely,' he said. 'We would definitely check as to how much Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed makes sure the implementation of the SOPs when the service is restored. He cares more about the revenue and train business. We are worried about people's lives and health.'

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