【こぼれ話】ヨーグルト買うため列車を緊急停止、運転士を停職処分　パキスタン

【ラホールＡＦＰ＝時事】パキスタンの列車の運転士が６日、旅客を乗せて運行中にヨーグルトを買うために列車を緊急停車させたとして、停職処分を受けた。（写真はパキスタン東部ラホールを走る列車。資料写真）
　運転助手が屋台でヨーグルトを買って列車に戻る場面を捉えた動画が、ソーシャルメディアで話題になっていた。列車は東部ラホールから南部カラチへ向かっていた。
　パキスタンの鉄道では過失や怠慢を原因とする事故が頻繁に起きているが、今回の問題を受けて改めて安全性と規則を疑問視する声が上がっている。
　アザム・カーン・スワティ鉄道相は声明で「国有財産の私的流用は許されない」と警告した。
　鉄道当局者はＡＦＰに対し、今回のような事例はパキスタンでは珍しくなく、管理が行き届いていないことがしばしばあると説明した。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/12/10-08:54）

An inter-city train driver in Pakistan has been suspended after he made an unscheduled stop to pick up some yoghurt.
A video of the driver's assistant collecting the snack from a street stall before climbing back into the carriage has been circulating on social media.
The incident on Monday raised questions about the safety and regulation of railways in Pakistan, where accidents are common due to mismanagement and neglect.
When you stop a train in the middle (of the tracks) it becomes a safety issue. Safety is our priority. We cannot tolerate anything which compromises safety, Syed Ijaz-ul-Hassan Shah, a spokesman for the railway ministry, told AFP on Wednesday.
The passenger service had started its journey in the eastern city of Lahore and was moving south towards Karachi.
In a statement the country's minister of railways, Azam Khan Swati, warned that he will not allow anyone to use national assets for personal use.
A railway official admitted to AFP that such incidents are not uncommon in Pakistan, and that oversight is often lacking.
More than 60 people were killed in June when a train hurtling through farmland smashed into the carriages of another service that had derailed minutes earlier.