Overview
- Police said an explosive planted on the track in the Shaheed Abdul Aziz Bullo area detonated moments after the Peshawar-bound train passed, with no casualties reported.
- Railway officials reported a damaged section of track and a temporary suspension of services between Quetta and other regions, while the Jaffar Express continued after reaching Jacobabad.
- Nasirabad SSP Ghulam Sarwar said police and security forces cordoned the site and began a search and investigation to identify those responsible.
- A Baloch nationalist figure reported a Baloch Republican Guards claim of responsibility and allegations of casualties and severe damage, which officials did not corroborate.
- The incident extends a year of repeated attacks on the Jaffar Express, including derailments and an October 29 rocket attempt in Nasirabad, with operations only just resumed after a four-day security shutdown.