New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today visited the Safdarjung Hospital and met the eleven people injured in yesterday's Samjhauta Express blasts.
Ms Gandhi met all the eleven patients undergoing treatment at the burns ward of the hospital and spoke to the doctor about the treatment being given to them, hospital sources said.
''She was very concerned about the health of the injured, particulary children including a one-year old girl and a nine-year old boy,'' the sources added.
The Congress President, however, declined to speak to the mediapersons waiting outside the burns ward of the hospital.
Mr Mukherjee, accompnied by senior officials, discussed the condition of the injured with doctors.
The toll in the blasts on the Delhi-Attari Samjhauta Express near Panipat in Haryana rose to 68 with the death of a 15-year-old Pakistani boy in the hospital this morning.
Many dignitaries, including Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad and Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik, yesterday visited the injured, mostly Pakistanis, who were admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital.
The deceased include 26 men, 14 women and 14 children while the remaining 14 bodies were burnt beyond recognition, officials here.
However, only 12 of the 68 killed have been identified so far.
The victims include eight Pakistani nationals and two RPF personnel.
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Ms Gandhi met all the eleven patients undergoing treatment at the burns ward of the hospital and spoke to the doctor about the treatment being given to them, hospital sources said.
''She was very concerned about the health of the injured, particulary children including a one-year old girl and a nine-year old boy,'' the sources added.
The Congress President, however, declined to speak to the mediapersons waiting outside the burns ward of the hospital.
Mr Mukherjee, accompnied by senior officials, discussed the condition of the injured with doctors.
The toll in the blasts on the Delhi-Attari Samjhauta Express near Panipat in Haryana rose to 68 with the death of a 15-year-old Pakistani boy in the hospital this morning.
Many dignitaries, including Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad and Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik, yesterday visited the injured, mostly Pakistanis, who were admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital.
The deceased include 26 men, 14 women and 14 children while the remaining 14 bodies were burnt beyond recognition, officials here.
However, only 12 of the 68 killed have been identified so far.
The victims include eight Pakistani nationals and two RPF personnel.
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