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Grenade Hurts 13 in Dera Murad Jamali as Jaffar Express Attack Repelled

Authorities have opened investigations with heightened security along rail routes after repeated attacks this year.

Overview

  • Police say unidentified assailants hurled a grenade at a patrol vehicle near Shah Petrol Pump on the National Highway, injuring 13 people including two officers.
  • Hospital officials report the wounded, among them a woman and two children, were moved to Civil Hospital Dera Murad Jamali and are in stable condition.
  • Law enforcement cordoned off the blast site, launched a search to trace the attackers, and said no group has claimed responsibility.
  • Separately, armed men fired on the Jaffar Express near Notal and launched four rockets, but security forces repelled the assault with only minor train damage and no casualties.
  • The incidents follow earlier strikes on the Jaffar Express, including a March hijacking that killed 21 passengers and a recent track bombing, with ISPR previously citing militants’ contacts with handlers in Afghanistan.