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Khaleej Times
11-08-2025
- Khaleej Times
Pakistan: Bomb blast derails six train bogies with 350 passengers onboard
No loss of life was reported after a bomb blast on a railway track in Balochistan's Mastung district derailed six bogies of the Jaffar Express, an official said on Sunday, Dawn reported. Muhammad Kashif, public relations officer of the Pakistan Railways' Quetta division, told Dawn, "A bomb attached to the railway track exploded loudly, derailing six bogies of the train. Fortunately, there was no loss of life." The incident occurred near the Spezand station in Mastung's Dasht tehsil, when the train was heading from Quetta to Peshawar City station with 350 passengers on board, the news outlet added. "Security forces and rescue teams rushed to the site as soon as they were alerted about the incident, and began a search operation after cordoning off the area," Kashif said. He further noted, "Four bogies of the Jaffar Express had been placed back on the track, while efforts were underway to restore the other two." A relief train of the Pakistan Railways brought the 350 passengers back to Quetta, while bogies stuck on the track will be returned to the city as well, Kashif said in a later statement, adding that all tickets will be refunded. In a separate statement, Kashif said the services of the Jaffar Express and Bolan Mail were suspended till August 14. The Bolan Mail will resume its operations on August 16 (Saturday), when it will depart from Karachi "in its proper turn" and will arrive in Quetta the next day, he added. This incident comes just three days after the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express narrowly escaped disaster in Balochistan's Sibi, where a bomb planted near the track exploded just after the passenger train passed, Dawn reported. On July 24, a powerful explosion ripped through the Quetta-Sibi rail section, damaging a bogie of the Bolan Mail. A July 28 derailment of the Jaffar Express train in Sindh's Sukkur was initially attributed to an explosion, even by government-run media, but the Ministry of Railways later said a technical fault was the cause. In June, a powerful explosion of a remotely controlled explosive device fitted to rail tracks caused four bogies of the Jaffar Express to derail in Jacobabad. No one was hurt in the incident. In April, the 3UP train heading from Karachi to Quetta was stopped at Jacobabad railway station due to security reasons. Train services between Quetta and the rest of the country were restored on March 27, after they were suspended due to the unprecedented hijacking of the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express earlier that month. The train, travelling from Quetta to Peshawar and carrying 440 passengers, was hijacked near Balochistan's Sibi area on March 11, resulting in the deaths of 21 passengers and four security personnel. "All 33 terrorists" were neutralised during the two-day clearance operation, the military said.
Arab News
06-06-2025
- General
- Arab News
Bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan kills one— police
PESHAWAR: A bomb blast in Pakistan's northwestern Bajaur city killed one person, a senior police officer said this week amid Islamabad's efforts to contain surging militancy. Police officer Hunar Khan said a 'strong explosion' took place in front of the residence of Bajaur District Health Officer Dr. Gauhar Ayub on Thursday, killing his father. 'It was a powerful blast and the device was planted close to the house of the gate of DHO Dr. Gauhar Ayub,' Khan told Arab News. 'The father of the DHO died on the spot.' The official said police arrived at the scene shortly after the blast and cordoned off the area to conduct an investigation. Khan said police and security forces were conducting a search operation in the area. 'Initial investigations show it was a planted bomb,' he added. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast but suspicion is likely to fall on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or the Pakistani Taliban outfit. It has carried out some of the deadliest attacks against Pakistani civilians and law enforcers since 2007. The Bajaur district near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan was once a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban before the Pakistani army drove militants out of the tribal districts in successive operations in the late 2000s. Pakistan accuses the Afghan government of not taking action against Pakistani Taliban militants that it says operate from its soil. Kabul denies the allegations and urges Pakistan to resolve its security issues internally. Surging militancy in Pakistan's northwestern and southwestern provinces bordering Afghanistan, since the Afghan Taliban captured Kabul in August 2021, have strained Islamabad's ties with its neighbor.
Jordan Times
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Bomb blast kills four in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan — At least four people were killed while 12 others were wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan's turbulent southern province of Balochistan, a security official said Monday. An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a parked car in Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan, less than 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital Quetta. "It seems the IED exploded before reaching its intended destination," a local security official, Ghulab Khan, told AFP. "All those killed are civilian passersby," he added. Riaz Khan Dawar, a senior local government official, confirmed the details to AFP, adding the explosion took place close to a paramilitary compound on Sunday evening. Pakistan has been battling a separatist insurgency in Balochistan for decades, where militants target state forces, foreign nationals, and non-locals in the mineral-rich southwestern province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. The attack came days after four paramilitary officials were killed in the province. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) is the most active group in the region and often carries out deadly attacks against security forces, but the local chapter of the Islamic State group has also claimed recent attacks. Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in violence in its regions bordering Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021, with Islamabad accusing its western neighbour of allowing its soil to be used for attacks against Pakistan -- a claim the Taliban denies. In Balochistan, separatist violence has intensified, including a March attack by ethnic Baloch militants on a train carrying 450 passengers, which sparked a two-day siege and left dozens dead. More than 241 people, mostly security officials, have been killed in attacks since the start of the year by armed groups fighting the government in both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to an AFP tally.
Arab News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Death toll from IED blast in Pakistan's southwest rises to four
QUETTA: At least four people have been killed and 12 others wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan's turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, a security official said Monday. An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a parked car in Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan, less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Quetta. 'It seems the IED exploded before reaching its intended destination,' a local security official, Ghulab Khan, told AFP. 'All those killed are civilian passersby,' he added. Riaz Khan Dawar, a senior local government official, confirmed the details to AFP, adding the explosion took place close to a paramilitary compound on Sunday evening. Pakistan has been battling a separatist insurgency in Balochistan for decades, where militants target state forces, foreign nationals, and non-locals in the mineral-rich southwestern province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. The attack came days after four paramilitary troops were killed in the province. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) is the most active group in the region and often carries out deadly attacks against security forces, but the local chapter of Daesh and the Pakistani Taliban have also claimed recent attacks. Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in violence in its regions bordering Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021, with Islamabad accusing its western neighbor of allowing its soil to be used for attacks against Pakistan — a claim the Taliban deny. In Balochistan, separatist violence has intensified, including a March attack by ethnic Baloch militants on a train carrying 450 passengers, which sparked a two-day siege and left dozens dead. More than 241 people, mostly security officials, have been killed in attacks since the start of the year by armed groups fighting the government in both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to an AFP tally.
CNA
19-05-2025
- Politics
- CNA
Bomb blast kills four in southwest Pakistan: Officials
QUETTA: At least four people were killed while 12 others were wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan's turbulent southern province of Balochistan, a security official said on Monday (Apr 19). An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a parked car in Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan, less than 100km from the provincial capital Quetta. "It seems the IED exploded before reaching its intended destination," a local security official, Ghulab Khan, told AFP. "All those killed are civilian passersby," he added. Riaz Khan Dawar, a senior local government official, confirmed the details to AFP, adding the explosion took place close to a paramilitary compound on Sunday evening. Pakistan has been battling a separatist insurgency in Balochistan for decades, where militants target state forces, foreign nationals, and non-locals in the mineral-rich southwestern province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. The attack came days after four paramilitary officials were killed in the province. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) is the most active group in the region and often carries out deadly attacks against security forces, but the local chapter of the Islamic State group has also claimed recent attacks. Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in violence in its regions bordering Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021, with Islamabad accusing its western neighbour of allowing its soil to be used for attacks against Pakistan – a claim the Taliban denies. In Balochistan, separatist violence has intensified, including a March attack by ethnic Baloch militants on a train carrying 450 passengers, which sparked a two-day siege and left dozens dead. More than 241 people, mostly security officials, have been killed in attacks since the start of the year by armed groups fighting the government in both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to an AFP tally.
