<p>An inter-city train driver in Pakistan has been suspended after he made an unscheduled stop to pick up some yoghurt.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>The incident on Monday raised questions about the safety and regulation of railways in Pakistan, where accidents are common due to mismanagement and neglect.</p>.<p>"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.</p>.<p>The passenger service had started its journey in the eastern city of Lahore and was moving south towards Karachi.</p>.<p>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".</p>.<p>A railway official admitted to AFP that such incidents are not uncommon in Pakistan, and that oversight is often lacking.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>An inter-city train driver in Pakistan has been suspended after he made an unscheduled stop to pick up some yoghurt.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>The incident on Monday raised questions about the safety and regulation of railways in Pakistan, where accidents are common due to mismanagement and neglect.</p>.<p>"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.</p>.<p>The passenger service had started its journey in the eastern city of Lahore and was moving south towards Karachi.</p>.<p>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".</p>.<p>A railway official admitted to AFP that such incidents are not uncommon in Pakistan, and that oversight is often lacking.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>