US EditionPakistan suspends train services after railway bombing in insurgency-hit Balochistan
MASTUNG DISTRICT, BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN, AUG 10 – The Jafar Express has faced repeated attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army, with four injured in the latest incident disrupting railway services, officials said.
- Pakistan suspended all train services to and from Balochistan province for four days after separatists bombed a railway track, derailing six cars of a passenger train.
- No one was harmed in the attack, which the banned Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for.
- Balochistan has long been the scene of an insurgency by separatists seeking independence from the central government.
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Pakistan suspends train services after railway bombing in insurgency-hit Balochistan
Pakistan's railways have suspended all train services to and from a southwestern province for four days after separatists blew up a railway track.
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Four injured as blast derails train in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Peshawar/Islamabad, Aug 10 (PTI) Four people were injured when an improvised explosive device derailed six coaches of the Peshawar-bound Jafar Express in the Mastung district of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Sunday. There were, however, no casualties, officials said. This is the latest in a series of attacks targeting the Jafar Express. Show Full Article […]
Four injured as blast hits railway station in Quetta
A blast targeted the Jaffar Express on Sunday near Spezant in Dasht Tehsil of Mastung district, damaging the locomotive and several coaches, officials confirmed. According to Levies authorities, an explosive device planted on the railway track detonated as the train passed, causing the engine and five bogies to derail. The sudden impact brought the passenger service to an abrupt halt. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. Rescue teams and ra…
IED explosion derails five Jaffar Express train coaches in
KARACHI: An improvised explosive device (IED) blast derailed five coaches of the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express in southwestern Balochistan province on Sunday, Pakistan Railways confirmed in yet another attack targeting the train. The IED blast took place on a train track near Quetta’s Spezand Railway Station on Sunday morning, the railways said in a press release. It added
Train Services from Balochistan Suspended Over Security Concerns
Staff Reporter: QUETTA – Pakistan Railways has suspended several inter-provincial train services to and from Balochistan due to heightened security concerns, officials confirmed. According to railway authorities, the Jaffar Express running from Peshawar to Quetta has been halted from August 10 to August 14, while its Quetta-to-Peshawar service will also remain suspended during this period. Similarly, the Bolan Mail, operating between Karachi an…
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