New Delhi
20 February 2007
The death toll in the blasts aboard the Samjhauta Express climbed
to 68 on Tuesday. Ten passengers, all of whom are the nationals of Pakistan, are
recovering from their injuries in the burns ward of the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi,
the Ministry of External Affairs said.
In a statement put out on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said that a total of 724
passengers of Samjhauta Express, comprising 479 Pakistani nationals and 245 Indian
nationals, on Monday crossed over from Attari. It said that 619 of the passengers
boarded the train from Delhi while 105 boarded at Attari.
The spokesman of Ministry of External Affairs has said that the High Commission of
India has made arrangements for immediate processing of visas for relatives of those
affected by the tragedy. The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has issued at least
30 visas till Tuesday morning for relatives of the Pakistanis killed in the blasts on the
Samjhauta Express.
A temporary visa camp has been set up in Grand Hotel, 9-A, Davis Road, Lahore to
facilitate early travel of relatives. "Relatives may approach the High Commission of
India in Islamabad for enquiries and assistance," the spokesman said. "The High
Commission of India will also help in coordinating arrangements to enable expeditious
travel to India from Wagah-Attari border."
Rules have been relaxed for individuals with visas to enable them to cross the Wagah
border on foot. Generally the Wagah border is open only for third country nationals and
diplomats and not for citizens of both countries. Besides issuing visas, the Indian High
Commission in coordination with officials in Amritsar has arranged buses for them to
travel to Panipat and New Delhi either to identify the dead or to meet the injured.
List of persons admitted in the Burns Ward of Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, as on
Tuesday:
(Serial Number, Name, Age / Sex, Address, Contact Number and Local Address)
1. Mrs Rukhsana w/o Mr Rana Shuket Ali
46, F
Samanabad, House No 2239 Block 38 Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mr Kale Khan (Mobile 9873532211, 011-22616678) and Ms Yasmeen, 9818736915
2. Aksa, D/o Mr Rana Shauket Ali
1,F
Samanabad, House No 2239 Block 38 Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mr Kale Khan (Mobile 9873532211, 011-22616678) and Ms Yasmeen, 9818736915
3. Mr Rana Shauket Ali, S/o Mr Shamshad Ali
46,M
Samanabad, House No 2239 Block 38 Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mr Kale Khan (Mobile 9873532211, 011-22616678) and Ms Yasmeen, 9818736915
4. Mr Haris Mohd. S/o Mr Mohd. Rafiq
15, M
Orangi Town , Sec 9, Bilal Masjid, Karachi, Pakistan
House No 1196, Sec 7, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi Mobile 991022164
5. Mr Nadeem S/o Mr Fateh Mohd
25, M
Mirpur Khas, Sindh, Pakistan
Mr Abdul Rashid Hassan Pura Jaipur Abdul Sattar (brother-in-law) Mobile 09352780121
6. Mr Ramesh Kumar, S/o Mr Sikander Lal
48, M
Mohalla Dharuwal, Gali Haquikat Rai, Sialkot, Pakistan
Mr Ratan Kumar (brother), M-24, Kalkaji, New Delhi Tel 26468477, 9899912221
7. Mr Ashok Kumar, S/o Mr Kishor Kumar
21, M
Mohalla Dharuwal, Gali Haquikat Rai, Sialkot, Pakistan
Mr Ratan Kumar (brother), M-24, Kalkaji, New Delhi Tel 26468477, 9899912221
8. Mr Mohd Shakeel, S/o Mr Fateh Mohd
10, M
Mirpur Khas, Sindh, Pakistan
Mr Abdul Rashid, Hassan Pura Jaipur Abdul Sattar (brother-in-law) Mobile 09352780121
9. Mr Abdul Qayyum, S/o Mr Mohd Idris
56, M
Orangi Town, Sec 1, Bilal Masjid, Karachi, Pakistan
Mr Javed Hussain Badi Khatum Dist, Nagor, Rajastan, Mobile 09460433115
10. Mr Shamim Mohd, S/o Mr Mohd Shafiq
9, M
Orangi Town, Sec 9, Bilal Masjid, Karachi, Pakistan
House No. 1196, Sec 7, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi Mobile 991022164
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Government of Pakistan)
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