Islamabad – Saba:
Four people were injured on Sunday when an improvised explosive device detonated, causing five carriages of the “Jaffar Express” bound for Peshawar to derail in Balochistan Province, southwestern Pakistan.
A Pakistani Railways official said the blast occurred on the railway line near “Speezand” station, about 25 kilometers from Quetta, shortly after the train departed the city at around 9:00 a.m. local time.
According to India’s Press Trust agency, Sunday’s incident is the latest in a series of attacks targeting the “Jaffar Express.”
Rescue teams, including railway staff, were dispatched to the site, and a relief train was sent to transport stranded passengers back to Quetta.
Security forces and police cordoned off the area, while a bomb disposal unit was deployed to secure the scene.
Officials said all injured passengers sustained only minor wounds.
Four people were injured on Sunday when an improvised explosive device detonated, causing five carriages of the “Jaffar Express” bound for Peshawar to derail in Balochistan Province, southwestern Pakistan.
A Pakistani Railways official said the blast occurred on the railway line near “Speezand” station, about 25 kilometers from Quetta, shortly after the train departed the city at around 9:00 a.m. local time.
According to India’s Press Trust agency, Sunday’s incident is the latest in a series of attacks targeting the “Jaffar Express.”
Rescue teams, including railway staff, were dispatched to the site, and a relief train was sent to transport stranded passengers back to Quetta.
Security forces and police cordoned off the area, while a bomb disposal unit was deployed to secure the scene.
Officials said all injured passengers sustained only minor wounds.