According to officials, all passengers remained safe in the incident. Railway and security teams reached the site shortly after the blast and launched rescue operations.
In view of the security situation, the railway administration said the passengers would be brought back to Quetta. Train operations from Quetta will resume after security clearance is obtained
“Terrorists’ cowardly acts cannot weaken our resolve,” Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi said in a statement.
The Quetta-bound Jaffar Express narrowly escaped disaster on Thursday when a bomb planted near the track close to Sibi Railway Station exploded just after the passenger train passed.
Pakistan Railways authorities confirmed the explosion, which occurred near the outer signal of the track linking Balochistan to the rest of the country.
“The explosive device was planted near the outer railway signal and detonated shortly after the train passed, causing significant damage to the track but leaving the train unharmed,” a senior official told media.
