Multan:At least five passengers lost their lives and 30 others sustained injuries when all 14 carriages of a passenger train derailed in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province early Tuesday morning.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the incident took place in Multan district as the Rehman Baba Express, en route from Karachi to Peshawar, went off the tracks. Police sources from the district provided this information.

Following the derailment, the injured passengers were transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. In response to the accident, railway traffic on the affected section has been halted. An additional train has been dispatched to ensure the stranded passengers reach their destination in Peshawar.

Authorities have initiated an investigation to determine the cause of the derailment.