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IED Blast Derails Jaffar Express in Shikarpur, Injuring Seven

Officials identified an IED as the cause after a separatist faction claimed responsibility.

Overview

  • An explosion at about 8:15am roughly 1 km from Sultan Kot station derailed four bogies of the RawalpindiQuetta service, injuring seven passengers.
  • Shikarpur officials said four injured were taken to the Combined Military Hospital and three to Civil Hospital Shikarpur, with no fatalities reported.
  • Railway teams moved cranes to re-rail coaches, shifted passengers to nearby stations, and later sent the train toward Jacobabad en route to Quetta.
  • Police said the blast targeted a single track used by trains to and from Quetta via Jacobabad, launched searches for suspects, and had not yet registered an FIR at the time of reporting.
  • The Baloch Republican Guards claimed responsibility, and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah condemned the attack and sought a report while directing medical assistance for the injured.