ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed grief and sorrow over the death of Umrah pilgrims in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia.

In a statement on Tuesday, he commiserated with the bereaved families and prayed for the departed souls. According to reports, a bus ferrying pilgrims to Makkah burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others. The victims had different nationalities.