Mehrabpur (), (
Sindhi:محرابپور), is a city in the
Naushahro Feroze District
Naushahro Feroze District (, ) is a district in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Naushahro Feroze city. Administratively subdivided into five talukas and 51 union councils, according to of Pakistan it had a population of 1,612, ...
in the
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
province of Pakistan. The city is administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils.
It has a busy railway station on the main railway line between
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
and
Lahore
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. It is a junction station with a disused branch line to
Naushahro Feroze.
Train crash
On 19 December 2007, at 2:30 am an
overcrowded express train traveling from Karachi to Lahore derailed south of Mehrabpur killing over 49 people and injuring two hundreds more. The derailment seems to have been caused by defective rails.
Pakistan train crash kills dozens
BBC News Online, retrieved December 19, 2007.
See also
*Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar "Raju" Hirani (born 20 November 1962) is an Indian filmmaker known for his works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards. Hirani is referred as one of the m ...
* The Educators
References
Naushahro Feroze District
Populated places in Sindh
Mehrabpur Taluka
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