Pakistan train blast: At least 2 killed, 4 injured in Quetta-Peshawar train explosion

An explosion occurred in Quetta-bound Jaffer Express in Pakistan claiming lives of at least two passengers and leaving four injured.

The blast occurred when the train was passing from Chichawatni railway station.

The train was coming from Peshawar. According to ANI sources, the blast occurred in bogie number six of the economy class of Jaffar Express, resulting in the deaths of two persons and injuries to at least four more, ARY News reported, adding that the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital.


This is the second such incident to be reported on the Jaffar Express.

On January 30, a blast targeted the Jaffar Express, injuring at least eight passengers, and derailing two bogeys of the train near the Mach area in the Kachhi district of Balochistan.

The train was targeted near the Sibi railway station while it was going from Mach to Peshawar, according to railway authorities.

Recently, at least five people were injured in an explosion near Pakistan's Quetta Police Lines area, the Dawn reported citing rescue officials.

Edhi worker Zeeshan Ahmed, who was leading the rescue operations on the site, said the injured were moved to the Civil Hospital in Quetta.

Ahmed informed that police and emergency teams arrived at the spot and the area was cordoned off.

Further, according to the report, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.

The group claimed that security officials were targeted in the blast, ANI reported citing the Dawn.

(With inputs from ANI)