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Parliament Panel Orders Jammers on All Trains to Bolster Rail Security

The directive follows an Oct. 7 IED on the Jaffer Express that derailed five coaches, injuring seven.

Overview

  • The National Assembly’s rail committee ordered Pakistan Railways to install three signal jammers on every train and to increase patrols on sensitive routes.
  • Officials said the bomb near Sultan Kot used a remote-control device that derailed five bogies and caused minor injuries to seven people, with suspects still unidentified.
  • The panel reviewed the $400 million Karachi–Pipri Freight Corridor, with officials projecting a first phase in six months and 17 daily freight trains once operational.
  • Members demanded transparency on land leasing after reports that about 3,253 acres in Sukkur division are encroached and 457 acres are occupied by land grabbers.
  • The session, chaired by MNA Ramesh Lal, was briefed that security agencies are assisting the investigation and that joint patrolling with the Frontier Corps has been intensified.