Overview

• On June 18, a bomb detonated on the railway track near Jacobabad in Sindh, causing six carriages of the Quetta-to-Peshawar Jaffar Express to derail.
• The blast occurred close to the district’s cattle market and left a sizable crater that damaged the track infrastructure.
• No passengers or crew were reported injured, and authorities have suspended train services on the affected route pending repairs.
• This represents the second incident targeting the Jaffar Express after Balochistan Liberation Army militants hijacked the train in March.
• Police have cordoned off the site and launched a formal inquiry to establish responsibility for the bombing.