Overview

• A blast on the track near Sultan Kot in Sindh derailed multiple coaches of the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express, with at least four passengers injured and roughly 270 people on board, officials said.
• Rail operations on the affected section were suspended as rescue teams, police and a bomb-disposal unit reached the site and began evacuations and evidence collection.
• Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar and the provincial leadership ordered an immediate investigation and sought reports from local authorities.
• Officials described the device as a remote-controlled IED; the Baloch Republican Guards asserted responsibility and said they targeted military personnel, a claim not confirmed by authorities.
• Tuesday’s incident was reported as the seventh attack on the Jaffar Express this year, with some outlets noting an earlier blast in the vicinity hours before and a recent service restart following late-September repairs.