At least 10 people were injured when a passenger train derailed in Pakistan's southern Jamshoro district on early Thursday morning, local media reported.

According to the media, eight coaches of the Khushhal Khan Khattak Express derailed near the historic city of Sehwan Sharif in Jamshoro, a district in southern Sindh province.

The train was heading towards northwestern Peshawar city from southern port city Karachi when it met the accident.

Police, rescue teams and Pakistan Railways officials reached the spot after the accident and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital. All the wounded persons are reportedly in stable condition.

Railway officials said that the primary investigation revealed that the accident happened due to fault in the track.

The railway traffic was suspended on the route that caused the delay of several other trains as there is no alternate track. The officials said that the traffic flow will be restored after the repair work in the track.

This is the second accident the train encountered within a period of a month. Earlier on Sept. 16, at least 20 people were injured when the same train derailed in the country's eastern Attock district.

According to a report presented in the Pakistani parliament, the country's troubled railway suffered 338 major and minor accidents in from 2013 to 2016, in which 118 people lost their lives. The report revealed that poor tracks, outdated coaches, non-professional staff and old infrastructure are major reasons behind the accidents.