Overview

• An explosion near Sultankot in Sindh’s Shikarpur district derailed multiple coaches of the Jaffar Express traveling toward Quetta.
• Initial reports confirm several injuries, including at least seven people hurt, while authorities have not released a final casualty count.
• Rescue teams, medical staff and security forces responded at the scene as investigators work to determine who planted the device.
• Rail movement between Sindh and Balochistan was suspended following the blast, according to early reports from the area.
• The Baloch Republican Guards claimed responsibility and alleged military casualties, a claim not confirmed by officials, marking another attack on the route after derailments in August and a March hijacking.