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Twin Blasts Disrupt Balochistan Rail as Jaffar Express, Bolan Mail Targeted

Authorities now require security clearance for Quetta departures.

Overview

  • Suspected insurgents detonated two bombs on Friday in Balochistan’s Mushkaf and Dasht areas, damaging sections of the main line, officials said.
  • The attacks targeted the Jaffar Express and Bolan Mail, leading to cancellations and a suspension of regular services pending security approval.
  • A special Jaffar Express service departed for Peshawar on Saturday to ease the passenger backlog, according to railway officials.
  • Security forces cordoned off the sites while bomb-disposal and investigation teams collected evidence, and an inquiry has been opened.
  • No deaths were reported in the latest blasts, which follow repeated track attacks this year, including a deadly hijacking of the Jaffar Express in March.