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Pakistan's Jaffar Express was derailed on Monday following an explosion on its track in Balochistan's Mastung's Dasht area. The blast led to toppling of several coaches and initiating emergency rescue operations.
Local news reports indicate that at least three compartments of the train were destroyed during the accident. Video of the location, now widely going viral on social media, showed overturned and derailed carriages as emergency workers and locals scrambled to rescue passengers.

Among those trapped were mostly children and women, who were being gradually evacuated from the wreckage. The Pakistan Railways confirmed that the track was badly damaged by the blast and train service in the region had to be halted.

Casualties And Injuries

There has been no official death toll so far. A spokesperson for Balochistan Health Department and Quetta Civil Hospital, Dr Waseem Baig, confirmed, however, that three people were injured and shifted to the Trauma Centre of the Civil Hospital. One child was hurt and admitted to the Combined Military Hospital. Rescue teams are at the site, fears that the number of fatalities will rise as further passengers are pulled from the crashed coaches.

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Inquiry Ordered

Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi ordered an inquiry into the accident to be carried out forthwith and requested the authorities to report back within 24 hours. Law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area and ordered a probe into the reason behind the accident in the meantime. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

History Of Attacks On Jaffar Express

This is the second time when the Jaffar Express has been targeted. Earlier, in March 2025, terrorists had taken over the train that had over 400 passengers onboard in nine bogies when it was traveling from Quetta to Peshawar.

In the earlier attack, militants had fixed explosives in tunnels and on tracks before they started firing at passengers in the Dhadar region of Bolan Pass. The assailants killed a minimum of 21 passengers before security personnel could start clearing the area.

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The operation, conducted by the Pakistani Army in the mountainous Sibi district, finally released the train and its occupants. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) afterward affirmed that no passenger was injured while the operation cleared out the hijacking, although the hijacking was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistan's rail network in a number of years.