Due to extreme weather caused by El Niño, flood damage has suspended Shalimar Express services between Lahore, Faisalabad, and Karachi, while the Karakoram Express route is diverted through Sahiwal.
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Updated Aug 15
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What happened
Due to extreme weather caused by El Niño, flood damage has suspended Shalimar Express services between Lahore, Faisalabad, and Karachi, while the Karakoram Express route is diverted through Sahiwal.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Service suspension due to operational issues affecting Pakistan Railways in the Karachi and Faisalabad areas.Sub-event
Flood damage impacts rail services between major cities.1 source
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El Niño is driving climate change vulnerability leading to extreme weather conditions in major Pakistani cities like Lahore and Faisalabad.Also in this story
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- Seasonal low pressure system affects weather patterns, posing shared risk of infrastructure damage in Lahore and Balochistan.
The entities involved
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Lahore
capital of the Punjab province, Pakistan
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Faisalabad
city in Punjab, Pakistan
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Karachi
provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan