Pakistan Halts Jaffar Express Through Nov. 12 Over Security Threats

Overview

• Pakistan Railways suspended the Quetta–Peshawar service from November 9 to 12 as a precaution based on security and intelligence assessments.
• Intelligence sources told News18 the warning pointed to threats from TTP sleeper cells and BLA fighters targeting rail infrastructure and passenger movement.
• Recent attacks on the route include IED derailments and blasts in June through October and gunfire at a pilot engine near Kolpur in early August.
• The worst recent incident was a March hijacking in Bolan, with casualty figures varying across outlets, and officials later reporting 33 militants killed in operations.
• Officials said the November 8 departure ran as scheduled, and the pause disrupts a key interprovincial link used by thousands, with early reports differing on a three- versus four-day halt.