At least 30 killed and 60 injured after train derails in Pakistan

Railway officials say at least 30 passengers were killed and dozens more injured when a train derailed near the town of Nawabshah in southern Sindh province (Pervez Masih/AP)

The death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan rose to 30, with the number of injured to 60 and rescue operations underway, officials said on Sunday.

Ten cars of a Rawalpindi-bound train got derailed, and some overturned, near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah trapping many passengers, said senior railway officer Mahmoodur Rehman Lakho.