Overview
- Security forces located an explosive device containing over 3.5 kilograms of material near the track at Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad.
- The bomb was hidden beside the line in a plastic bag and, according to police, was set up for remote or timer detonation.
- The Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised the device and cleared the area, with rail traffic briefly halted before operations resumed.
- An FIR was registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act as authorities launched raids, stepped up searches, and increased patrols along vulnerable sections.
- A day earlier, gunmen shot at the Peshawar-bound train in the Bolan Pass near Aab-i-Gum, security on board returned fire, no casualties were reported, and officials noted recent blasts had already damaged the route and forced a four-day suspension.