Overview
- Rescue teams found derailed and burning carriages after a powerful blast hit a shuttle train near Chaman Phatak in Quetta on Sunday, overturning coaches and igniting fires.
- Officials have reported about 24 people killed and dozens wounded and placed government hospitals in Quetta on emergency footing while casualty figures remain provisional.
- The banned Baloch Liberation Army issued a statement claiming responsibility and called the operation a suicide attack but independent verification of that claim was not available.
- Security sources say an explosives‑laden vehicle struck one carriage and investigators have sealed the site to collect forensic evidence and determine how the device was delivered.
- The strike occurred during the Eid travel period when many military personnel were travelling with family members and it may prompt tighter security and travel disruption across Balochistan.