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Blast Near Mastung Halts Jaffar Express as Officials Investigate Reports of Derailment

Officials opened a forensic inquiry after securing the track, with no fatalities reported.

Overview

  • An explosion occurred near the railway track in the Dasht area of Mastung, Balochistan.
  • Railway officials said the train was delayed about four hours and 45 minutes before being cleared to continue, while separate outlets reported multiple carriages derailed with passengers injured.
  • Police and security forces cordoned the site and called a bomb disposal squad to examine the track and collect forensic evidence.
  • Rescue sources reported ambulances dispatched from Quetta to transport the injured to hospitals.
  • The incident follows repeated attacks on the Jaffar Express and other targets in Balochistan, with local reporting counting nine such incidents in the province this month.