After my cousin left, a few coolies gathered around me.
One of them said... "Han ji, keri gaddi hay.. cheti karo Karakoram chalan lagi ay"..
I said, "Nahi, Rail car hai".. He, "chadd dene aan, 100 rupayyay de dena"
But since I did not have much of a luggage, just a backpack and camera bag so refused them and moved towards platform 5 from where Rail car leaves..
I boarded the train almost 25 minutes before and found my seat which was a passage one. An auntie was travelling on that seat opposite to mine. When I set my luggage and had seat, she asked me.., "Beta kithay ja rahe ho"..
And I said, Pindi.. and suddenly there was next question (she was in mood of a conversation), "Lahore wich renday ho ya Pindi vich".. And I said, "Karachi" which resulted in a shock type of expression on her face. Now she took my whole interview in 10 minutes like where I am going and why etc..
The train was a little over crowded and that was because of road blocks otherwise there would never be that much rush in Rail Car on Wednesday. As the train was about to leave, a woman came with her little daughter. She was without ticket and she asked for some place to sit from people in inner seats but no one was courteous enough to give her a seat. That time, I asked her to sit on my seat and I moved to gate side with my camera. That was the time when train started moving at 4:30...
Karakoram express about to leave from Platform #2