Overview
- Police said unidentified assailants planted an explosive on the track in the Shaheed Abdul Aziz Bullo (Rabi) area to target the Peshawar-bound train.
- The device exploded moments after the train crossed the section, and officials reported no passenger or staff casualties.
- Railway authorities said the blast damaged a stretch of track and halted traffic between Quetta and other parts of the country, while the train continued after reaching Jacobabad.
- Nasirabad SSP Ghulam Sarwar said security forces cordoned the site and opened a search and investigation to trace those responsible.
- A Baloch nationalist account said the Baloch Republican Guards claimed responsibility and alleged casualties, a claim disputed by the official account of no injuries.