Pakistan, July 5 -- SUKKUR - At least 12 mourners were injured on Friday after high-voltage electric shock struck the rooftop of the Sukkur Express when banners (known as "Alams") carried by passengers during a Muharram procession touched overhead high-tension wires.

According to railway sources, the incident occurred as the train was en route from Jacobabad to Sukkur and reached the Arain area, where several mourners were traveling on the roof as part of a religious observance. The metal-tipped alams, held upright by the mourners, made contact with overhead 11kV wires, resulting in a powerful electric discharge.

The collision caused one of the high-tension wires to snap and fall onto the train, triggering panic onboard. Witnesses repor...